velsisks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Velsa (Wales) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

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velsisks (definite velsiskais, comparative velsiskāks, superlative visvelsiskākais, adverb velsiski)

  1. Welsh (relating to the Welsh language; relating to the Welsh people or to Wales)
    mūzikā nekā specifiski velsiska navin the music there is nothing specifically Welsh

Usage notes

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  • English “Welsh” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to velsiešu, the genitive plural form of velsietis. The adjective velsisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Welsh”), or in its adverbial form velsiski.

Declension

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