Latvian

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Etymology

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From bulgārs (Bulgarian) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bulgārisks (definite bulgāriskais, comparative bulgāriskāks, superlative visbulgāriskākais, adverb bulgāriski)

  1. Bulgarian (relating to the Bulgarian language; relating to Bulgarians or to Bulgaria)
    bulgāriska izrunaBulgarian pronunciation, accent
    “tas arī mums pašiem ir jautājums, kas ir nacionāls, kas ir bulgārisks”, stāsta mākslinieks“this is for us as well a question that is national, that is Bulgarian,” the artist says

Usage notes

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English “Bulgarian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to bulgāru, the genitive plural form of bulgārs. The adjective bulgārisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Bulgarian”), or in its adverbial form bulgāriski.

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