turks

See also: Turks, Túrks, and Türks

Latvian

Etymology

Via various European languages, ultimately from Turkish Türk (“Turk”), of unknown origin.

Noun

turks m (1st declension, feminine form: turciete)

  1. a Turk, a Turkish man, a man from Turkey or of Turkish descent
    kā Otello sodīja to turku, kas bija noziedzies pret Venēciju, tāpat viņš soda sevi ― as Othello pusnished the Turk who had offended Venice, he also punished himself
    mana vectēva jaunākais brālis Juris ilgus gadus dienējis zaldātos, karojis ar turkiem ― my grandfather's younger brother Juris served as a soldier for many years, he fought the Turks
  2. (genitive plural) Turkish, pertaining to Turkey and its people
    turku valoda ― the Turkish language
    turku kafija ― Turkish coffee
    turku zobens ― Turkish sword
    turku minareti ― Turkish minarets
    turku sultāns ― Turkish sultan

Declension
Declension of turks (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) turks turki
accusative (akuzatīvs) turku turkus
genitive (ģenitīvs) turka turku
dative (datīvs) turkam turkiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) turku turkiem
locative (lokatīvs) turkā turkos
vocative (vokatīvs) turk turki

Swedish

Noun

turks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of turk.

Anagrams
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