Lettishn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdɪʃ/

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from German. Probably partly a borrowing from Swedish. Etymons: German lettisch; Swedish lättisk, lätteska.

Etymology: Probably partly < German lettisch (adjective), Lettisch (noun) (Middle High German lettesch ; < lette Lett n. + -esch -ish suffix¹) and partly < Swedish †lättisk (1697), †lettsk (1699), adjective, †lätteska (noun) Latvian language (c1700; now lettiska ; < lett Lett n. + -isk -ish suffix¹), with remodelling of the ending (see -ish suffix¹). Compare later Lett n. With use as noun compare Lett n. 2, Lettic n. With use as adjective compare earlier Lettic adj.

A. n.

The language of the Letts; Latvian.See note at Lett n. 1.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian

Lettish1709

Lett1858

Latvian1924

1709 W. Nicolson Diary 26 Apr. in London Diaries (1985) 503 A Letter..with the Lord's prayer in Finnish, Lappish, Lettish, Estish and Danish, from Mr A. Grub of Stockholm.

1790 W. Coxe Trav. Poland, Russia, Sweden & Denmark III. xi. v. 303 The language of the natives in Courland is a dialect of the Livonian or Lettish..probably derived from the Finnish.

1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. 3 The Livonian (or Lettish) of Livonia and of Courland.

1888 J. E. King & C. Cookson Princ. Sound & Inflexion Greek & Lat. ii. 34 The Baltic family contains the three divisions of Old Prussian, Lithuanian, and Lettish.

1911 Dict. Races or Peoples 91/1 Lithuanian is about as different from Lettish as Latin is from Italian.

1958 H. Hoover Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson x. 132 A typewritten notice in Lettish and vigorous English warning all comers to stay away.

1997 E. McLuhan Role of Thunder in Finnegans Wake 248 Seventeen of the letters can be accounted for by words meaning thunder (in Lettish, Breton, and Lithuanian).

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Letts; Latvian. Also more generally: = Baltic adj. 1.See note at Lett n. 1.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Baltic peoples > [adjective]

Lettish1799

Lettic1840

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian

Lettonian1762

Lettish1831

Lettic1840

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. ii. 455 The lettish race, to which the Lettes, Lithuanians, and old-Prussians belong, was not a primitive stock.

1831 Foreign Q. Rev. 8 63 One of the most important personages of the ancient Lettish mythology.

1890 Evangelical Christendom 2 June 173/1 Turning the Lettish and Esthonian peasants from Russianism to Germanism.

1927 S. Lewis Elmer Gantry xxxii. 422 Is the Lettish pot-walloper listening?

1965 N.Y. Times 6 Dec. 50/4 The four song settings of Lettish poems by Aina Kraujiete sung by Mr. Klavins.

1992 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. There's a neatly turned Lettish story which ends with the gruesomely ironic punchline: ‘Let us see if the roast meat is ready!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lettish
释义	Lettishn.adj. Brit. /ˈlɛtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈlɛdɪʃ/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from German. Probably partly a borrowing from Swedish. Etymons: German lettisch; Swedish lättisk, lätteska. Etymology: Probably partly < German lettisch (adjective), Lettisch (noun) (Middle High German lettesch ; < lette Lett n. + -esch -ish suffix¹) and partly < Swedish †lättisk (1697), †lettsk (1699), adjective, †lätteska (noun) Latvian language (c1700; now lettiska ; < lett Lett n. + -isk -ish suffix¹), with remodelling of the ending (see -ish suffix¹). Compare later Lett n. With use as noun compare Lett n. 2, Lettic n. With use as adjective compare earlier Lettic adj. A. n. The language of the Letts; Latvian.See note at Lett n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian Lettish1709 Lett1858 Latvian1924 1709 W. Nicolson Diary 26 Apr. in London Diaries (1985) 503 A Letter..with the Lord's prayer in Finnish, Lappish, Lettish, Estish and Danish, from Mr A. Grub of Stockholm. 1790 W. Coxe Trav. Poland, Russia, Sweden & Denmark III. xi. v. 303 The language of the natives in Courland is a dialect of the Livonian or Lettish..probably derived from the Finnish. 1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. 3 The Livonian (or Lettish) of Livonia and of Courland. 1888 J. E. King & C. Cookson Princ. Sound & Inflexion Greek & Lat. ii. 34 The Baltic family contains the three divisions of Old Prussian, Lithuanian, and Lettish. 1911 Dict. Races or Peoples 91/1 Lithuanian is about as different from Lettish as Latin is from Italian. 1958 H. Hoover Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson x. 132 A typewritten notice in Lettish and vigorous English warning all comers to stay away. 1997 E. McLuhan Role of Thunder in Finnegans Wake 248 Seventeen of the letters can be accounted for by words meaning thunder (in Lettish, Breton, and Lithuanian). B. adj. Of or relating to the Letts; Latvian. Also more generally: = Baltic adj. 1.See note at Lett n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Baltic peoples > [adjective] Lettish1799 Lettic1840 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian Lettonian1762 Lettish1831 Lettic1840 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. ii. 455 The lettish race, to which the Lettes, Lithuanians, and old-Prussians belong, was not a primitive stock. 1831 Foreign Q. Rev. 8 63 One of the most important personages of the ancient Lettish mythology. 1890 Evangelical Christendom 2 June 173/1 Turning the Lettish and Esthonian peasants from Russianism to Germanism. 1927 S. Lewis Elmer Gantry xxxii. 422 Is the Lettish pot-walloper listening? 1965 N.Y. Times 6 Dec. 50/4 The four song settings of Lettish poems by Aina Kraujiete sung by Mr. Klavins. 1992 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. There's a neatly turned Lettish story which ends with the gruesomely ironic punchline: ‘Let us see if the roast meat is ready!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1709
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