irākisks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Irāka (Iraq) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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irākisks (definite irākiskais, comparative irākiskāks, superlative visirākiskākais, adverb irākiski)

  1. Iraqi (relating to the Iraqi people, their language and culture)
    filmas stāsts varētu notikt jebkur pasaulē; tai pašā laikā tā ir ļoti irākiska un, manuprāt, tā ir viena no filmas stiprajām pusēmthe movie story could have happened anywhere in the world; at the same time, it is very Iraqi and, in my opinion, this is one of the movie's strengths

Usage notes

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English “Iraqi” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to irākiešu, the genitive plural form of irākietis. The adjective irākisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Iraqi”), or in its adverbial form irākiski.

Declension

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