sīrisks

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Sīr(ija) (“Syria”) +‎ -isks, with palatalization of k to c. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === sīrisks (definite sīriskais, comparative sīriskāks, superlative vissīriskākais, adverb sīriski) Syrian (relating to the Syrian (Arabic) language; relating to Syrians or to Syria) sīriska izcelsme ― Syrian origin sīriski runājošajos apgabalos ― in the Syrian (Arabic) speaking regions ==== Usage notes ==== English “Syrian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to sīriešu, the genitive plural form of sīrietis. The adjective sīrisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Syrian”), or in its adverbial form sīriski. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Sīrija sīrietis, sīriete