Latvian

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Etymology

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From Austrija (Austria) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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austrisks (definite austriskais, comparative austriskāks, superlative visaustriskākais, adverb austriski)

  1. Austrian (relating to Austrians or to Austria)
    viss tik austriskseverything (is) so Austrian
    kaut kas austriskssomething Austrian

Usage notes

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English “Austrian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to austriešu, the genitive plural form of austrietis. The adjective austrisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Austrian”), or in its adverbial form austriski.

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