Latvian

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Etymology

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From katalānis (Catalan) +‎ -isks.

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Adjective

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katalānisks (definite katalāniskais, comparative katalāniskāks, superlative viskatalāniskākais, adverb katalāniski)

  1. Catalan, Catalonian (relating to the Catalonian language; relating to Catalans or to Catalonia)
    manā gadījumā izvēli ir izdarījis autors: lai arī spāņu valodā rakstīts, deķītis ir katalāniskāks par katalāniskuin my case, the author has made a choice: although written in Spanish, its little sheet (cover) is more Catalan than Catalan (= than if it were in Catalan)

Usage notes

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English “Catalan” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to katalāņu, the genitive plural form of katalānis. The adjective katalānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Catalan”), or in its adverbial form katalāniski.

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