Lettish

American  

[let-ish] / ˈlɛt ɪʃ /

adjective

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

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noun

1. Latvian.

Lettish British  

/ ˈlɛtɪʃ /

noun

1. another word for Latvian

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Etymology

Origin of Lettish

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

Example Sentences

In seven languages�German, Russian, Lithuanian, Polish, Yiddish, Lettish, Esthonian�the Germans posted their proclamations, but Grischa could read not one of any seven, and in a few hours he was imprisoned again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Russian for more than 100 years, the country was dominated for 700 years before that by German barons, holding the Lettish peasants as serfs.

From Time Magazine Archive

In snowbound Lettish villages, in orange-scented Georgian watering places, in Uzbek desert oases, the same red-and-white signs marked the local "agitpunkt" campaign headquarters for the 1,364 unopposed candidates running for election to the Supreme Soviet.

From Time Magazine Archive

The oak-tree in Colchis is the Sun-tree of the Lettish songs. 

From Modern Mythology by Lang, Andrew

But the substance of many of the spells must be older still, since the incantations prescribed show a remarkable similarity to old German, Russian and Lettish charms.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir