Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From kurds (Kurd) +‎ -isks.

Adjective edit

kurdisks (definite kurdiskais, comparative kurdiskāks, superlative viskurdiskākais, adverb kurdiski)

  1. Kurdish (relating to the Kurdish language; relating to Kurds)
    ielās, neskaitot turku valodu, dzirdējām ļaudis runājam arābiski, kurdiski un asīriskion the streets, besides Turkish, we saw people speaking Arabic, Kurdish, and Assyrian

Usage notes edit

English “Kurdish” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to kurdu, the genitive plural form of kurds. The adjective kurdisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Kurdish”), or in its adverbial form kurdiski.

Declension edit

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