Latvian

Adjective

sportisks (def. sportiskais, comp. sportiskāks, sup. vissportiskākais; adv. sportiski)

1. athletic, sportive, sporty (relating to, characteristic of, sports or athletes; showing interest in sports)

   sportisks augums‎ ― athletic build

   sportiska gaita‎ ― athletic pace

   sportiska sagatavotība‎ ― athletic training, preparedness

   būt sportiskā formā‎ ― to be in athletic form (= to be in good form)

   sportisks tērps‎ ― sports clothes

   cik sportiski ir Latvijas skolēni?‎ ― how sportive, sporty are Latvia's schoolchildren?

   Edmunds Luters vēl nebija zaudējis studiju gadu treniņos iegūto sportisko stāju‎ ― Edmunds Luters had not yet lost the athletic posture acquired by training during his study years

   es cerēju, ka agrāk vai vēlāk sacīkstes un sportiskā veiksme mani kādreiz savedīs vienā ringā kopā ar Uldi Vecozolu‎ ― I hoped that sooner or later the matches and the athletic success would someday bring me into a ring together with Uldis Vecozols

Declension

Derived terms

• sportiskums

Related terms

• sportists, sportiste
• sports