slovāks

See also: slovaks and Slovaks

Latvian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. 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”
  2. (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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