Lettish

[ let-ish ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Letts or their language.

noun

1. Latvian ( def 3 ).

Lettish

/ ˈlɛtɪʃ /

noun

1. See Latvian
   another word for Latvian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lettish¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Lett + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The latter ravaged the Lettish territories in the south, while the forces of the former harried all along the Moskovite border.

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The latter name (which in Lettish is written Lauma) has never been satisfactorily explained.

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The old epic poets may have borrowed from popular songs like the Lettish chants (p. 328).

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Mannhardt was preparing to study Lithuanian solar myths, based on Lithuanian and Lettish marriage songs.

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In Old Prussian, thunder was percunos, and in Lettish to the present day pérkons is thunder, god of thunder.

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