slovāks

See also: slovaks and Slovaks

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), probably via other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Noun

slovāks m (1st declension, feminine form: slovākiete)

a (male) Slovak, a man from Slovakia
šaha turnīrā “RTU Open” uzvar slovāks Jans Markošs ― the Slovak Ján Markoš won the chess tournament “RTU Open”
(genitive plural) Slovak; pertaining to Slovakia and its people
slovāku valoda ― the Slovak language

slovāku nacionālā kultūra ― Slovak national culture

slovāku komponists Jans Cikers ― Slovak composer Ján Cikker

Usage notes

The forms with short a (Slovakija, slovaks, slovakisks, etc.) have been officially replaced by the forms with long ā (Slovākija, slovāks, slovākisks, etc.); they are, however, found in older texts, and still occasionally in present-day texts.

Declension

Declension of slovāks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	slovāks	slovāki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	slovāku	slovākus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	slovāka	slovāku
dative (datīvs)	slovākam	slovākiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	slovāku	slovākiem
locative (lokatīvs)	slovākā	slovākos
vocative (vokatīvs)	slovāk	slovāki

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