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Definition of Lettish
1. Noun. The official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European.
Definition of Lettish
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Letts.
Definition of Lettish
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Latvian people or the Latvian language. ¹
2. Proper noun. The Latvian language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lettish
Literary usage of Lettish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Language: Linguistics, Philology, Etymology by Abel Hovelacque (1877)
"The number of those speaking lettish is estimated at about 1000000, more or less.
... The lettish grammar is essentially the same as the Lithuanian, ..."
2. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1841)
"Of the Old Prussian, Lithuanian, and lettish Languages. Of late years, and since
the history of the Indo-European languages has engaged so much attention, ..."
3. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"Around the lettish region ... many Letts that served in Russian regiments and
the lettish force became one of the bulwarks of the Russian Revolution. ..."
4. Transactions by Cambridge Philological Society (1899)
"... of words from the Lithuanian and lettish dialects. It is true that throughout
this and the Slavonic area an element of uncertainty is introduced, ..."
5. The Balance Sheet of Sovietism by Boris Brasol (1922)
"These questions shall determine the fate of the defendant. Therein lies the
meaning and the substance of Bed Terror."* But these lettish Robespierres of the ..."
6. Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"... in Edinburgh Review for October, 1829, p. 180). Bee ART. 1639 tor a similar
belief. 47. CONNECTION BETWEEN THE lettish AND ORIENTAL LANGUAGES. ..."
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