FEATURED NEOLOGISM:

in Latvian iksotājs, someone who uses X /Twitter. X does not exist in Latvian as a letter in the alphabet, it is pronounced as ikss. But it sounds strange just alone, so normally it is used as ikss platforma or something else. However a derivative iksotājs iks + noun affix ājs (-er) is perfectly fine and is used extensively. Also the verb iksot (infinitive) (to x) works beautifully.

Dr. Habil. Philol., Professor of the University of Latvia. Research publications since 1985 amount to more than 430, mainly on Borrowing, Translation and Interpreting, Idioms, Latvian, Language Policies, Language Contacts and Lexicography. Author of the biggest Latvian-English Dictionary (1997, Second edition 2005, Third edition 2016, Tilde electronic version 2021). EU accredited interpreter working for various EU institutions and agencies as well as for many one-off occasions, like President Clinton, Bush, Dalailama, Ban Ki-moon, Justine Trudeau, Latvian presidents and other notables.