ģermānisks

Latvian

Etymology

From ģermānis (“Germanic (man)”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

ģermānisks (definite ģermāniskais, comparative ģermāniskāks, superlative visģermāniskākais, adverb ģermāniski)

  1. Germanic (relating to the ancient Germanic peoples and their culture; relating to Germanic languages, or to present-day Germanic cultures and peoples)
    kaut kas ģermānisks ― something Germanic
    saktas zvēru stila rotājums ir ģermānisks ― the broch animal style decoration is germanic
    Klaipēda attīstījās kā ģermāniska pilsēta ― Klaipėda developed as a Germanic city
    administrācija tur bija ģermāniska ― the administration there was Germanic

Usage notes

English “Germanic” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to ģermāņu, the genitive plural form of ģermānis. The adjective ģermānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Germanic”), or in its adverbial form ģermāniski.

Declension

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