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holandisks
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Latvian
Etymology
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.
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