šveicisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Šveice (“Switzerland”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

šveicisks (definite šveiciskais, comparative šveiciskāks, superlative visšveiciskākais, adverb šveiciski)

  1. Swiss (relating to Swiss peoples or to Switzerland)
    pilnīgi šveiciska noskaņa ― a perflectly Swiss atmosphere, ambiance
    kaut kas šveicisks ― something Swiss

Usage notes

English “Swiss” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to šveiciešu, the genitive plural form of šveicietis. The adjective šveicisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Swiss”), or in its adverbial form šveiciski.

Declension

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