holandisks
Latvian
Etymology
From Holande (“Holland”) + -isks.
Adjective
holandisks (definite holandiskais, comparative holandiskāks, superlative visholandiskākais, adverb holandiski)
- Dutch (relating to the Dutch language; relating to the Dutch people or to Holland, to the Netherlands)
- holandisks sveiciens ― a Dutch greeting
- holandieši ir ļoti tieši, ne tik diplomātiski, un es šajā ziņā esmu ļoti holandisks ― the Dutch are very direct, not so diplomatic, and in this respect I am very Dutch
Usage notes
- The term nīderlandisks is more recent and currently preferred, while holandisks is more traditional.
- English “Dutch” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to holandiešu, the genitive plural form of holandietis. The adjective holandisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Dutch”), or in its adverbial form holandiski.
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | holandisks | holandiski | holandiska | holandiskas | |
| genitive | holandiska | holandisku | holandiskas | holandisku | |
| dative | holandiskam | holandiskiem | holandiskai | holandiskām | |
| accusative | holandisku | holandiskus | holandisku | holandiskas | |
| instrumental | holandisku | holandiskiem | holandisku | holandiskām | |
| locative | holandiskā | holandiskos | holandiskā | holandiskās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | holandiskais | holandiskie | holandiskā | holandiskās | |
| genitive | holandiskā | holandisko | holandiskās | holandisko | |
| dative | holandiskajam | holandiskajiem | holandiskajai | holandiskajām | |
| accusative | holandisko | holandiskos | holandisko | holandiskās | |
| instrumental | holandisko | holandiskajiem | holandisko | holandiskajām | |
| locative | holandiskajā | holandiskajos | holandiskajā | holandiskajās | |
| vocative | holandisko, holandiskais | holandiskie | holandisko, holandiskā | holandiskās | |