Latvian

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Etymology

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From Libāna (Lebanon) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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libānisks (definite libāniskais, comparative libāniskāks, superlative vislibāniskākais, adverb libāniski)

  1. Lebanese (relating to the Lebanese people, their language and culture)
    vienkārši un spirdzinoši Tuvo Austumu salāti ar libānisku izcelsmisimple and crisp salad of Lebanese origin

Usage notes

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English “Lebanese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to libāniešu, the genitive plural form of libānietis. The adjective libānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Lebanese”), or in its adverbial form libāniski.

Declension

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