Latvian

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Etymology

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From Maķedonija (Macedonia) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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maķedonisks (definite maķedoniskais, comparative maķedoniskāks, superlative vismaķedoniskākais, adverb maķedoniski)

  1. Macedonian (relating to Macedonians or to (the Republic of) North Macedonia)
    tavs vārds ir maķedonisksyour name is Macedonian
    pamēģināt kaut ko maķedoniskuto try something Macedonian
    vīnas līdzsvarota struktūra un vasaras ievārījuma aromāts - izteikti maķedonisksthe wine's balanced structure and summer jam flavor - definitely Macedonian

Usage notes

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English “Macedonian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to maķedoniešu, the genitive plural form of maķedonietis. The adjective maķedonisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Macedonian”), or in its adverbial form maķedoniski.

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