Lettish

[ let-ish ]

adjective

of or relating to the Letts or their language.

noun

Latvian (def. 3).

Origin of Lettish

First recorded in 1825–35; Lett + -ish¹

Words Nearby Lettish

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How to use Lettish in a sentence

The latter ravaged the Lettish territories in the south, while the forces of the former harried all along the Moskovite border.
The Rise of the Russian Empire | Hector H. Munro
The latter name (which in Lettish is written Lauma) has never been satisfactorily explained.
Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston
The old epic poets may have borrowed from popular songs like the Lettish chants (p. 328).
Modern Mythology | Andrew Lang
Mannhardt was preparing to study Lithuanian solar myths, based on Lithuanian and Lettish marriage songs.
Modern Mythology | Andrew Lang
In Old Prussian, thunder was percunos, and in Lettish to the present day pérkons is thunder, god of thunder.
India: What can it teach us? | F. Max Mller

British Dictionary definitions for Lettish

Lettish

/ (ˈlɛtɪʃ) /

noun, adjective

another word for Latvian

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