Laitviach

Irish

Etymology

From An Laitvia (“Latvia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Laitviach (genitive singular masculine Laitviaigh, genitive singular feminine Laitviaiche, plural Laitviacha, not comparable)

1. Latvian

Declension

Declension of Laitviach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Laitviach	Laitviach	Laitviacha
Vocative	Laitviach		Laitviacha
Genitive		Laitviaiche	Laitviacha	Laitviach
Dative	Laitviach	Laitviach	Laitviacha
Comparative	níos Laitviaiche
Superlative	is Laitviaiche

Related terms

• Laitvis (“the Latvian language”)

Noun

Laitviach m (genitive singular Laitviaigh, nominative plural Laitviaigh)

1. Latvian (person)

Declension

Declension of Laitviach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Laitviach Laitviaigh Vocative a Laitviaigh a Laitviacha Genitive Laitviaigh Laitviach Dative Laitviach Laitviaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Laitviach na Laitviaigh Genitive an Laitviaigh na Laitviach Dative leis an Laitviach don Laitviach leis na Laitviaigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Laitviach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Laitviach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024