Ķīna
Latvian
Ķīna (Āzijā)
Ķīnas karogs
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Sanskrit चीन (čīna), via Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”) (cf. Persian چینی (čīnī, “Chinese; porcelain”)), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun. The ultimate source is apparently the name of the Qin (or Ch'in, in the Wade-Giles transcription system) dynasty.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ķīna f, 4th declension
- China (a country in the Far East region of Asia, with Beijing as its capital)
- Ķīnas karogs — the flag of China
- Ķīnas Kultūras revolūcija — the Chinese Cultural Revolution
- Ķīnas Komunistiskā partija — the Communist Party of China
- China (the region in Far East Asia that comprises the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan); also, this region throughout history)
- Ķīnas kultūra — the culture of China
- Ķīnas teritorija ir šūpulis vienai no vecākajām civilizācijām pasaulē — the territory of China is the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the world
Declension
declension of Ķīna
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Ķīna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Ķīnu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Ķīnas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Ķīnai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Ķīnu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Ķīnā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Ķīna | — |