CilmeVia various European languages, ultimately from Turkish Türk (“Turk”), of unknown origin.
- declension-1, masculinea Turk, a Turkish man, a man from Turkey or of Turkish descent
“kā Otello sodīja to turku, kas bija noziedzies pret Venēciju, tāpat viņš soda sevi” — as Othello pusnished the Turk who had offended Venice, he also punished himself
“mana vectēva jaunākais brālis Juris ilgus gadus dienējis zaldātos, karojis ar turkiem” — my grandfather's younger brother Juris served as a soldier for many years, he fought the Turks
- declension-1, genitive, masculine, pluralTurkish, pertaining to Turkey and its people
“turku valoda” — the Turkish language
“turku kafija” — Turkish coffee
“turku zobens” — Turkish sword
Formasturciete(feminine) · turks(nominative, singular) · turki(nominative, plural) · turka(genitive, singular) · turku(genitive, plural) · turkam(dative, singular) · turkiem(dative, plural) · turku(accusative, singular) · turkus(accusative, plural) · turku(instrumental, singular) · turkiem(instrumental, plural) · turkā(locative, singular) · turkos(locative, plural) · turk(singular, vocative) · turki(plural, vocative)
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