Azerbaidžāna
See also: Azerbaidžānā and azerbaidžāņa
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Azerbaijani Azərbaycan, itself apparently from Persian آذر (âzar, “fire”) and پایگان (pâyegân, “protector, guardian”), i.e. “guardian of fire,” apparently a reference to Zoroastrian practices. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine 4th-declension noun, following the usual pattern for country names.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Azerbaidžāna f (4th declension)
- Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
- Azerbaidžānas karogs ― the flag of Azerbaijan
- Azerbaidžānas teritorija ― the territory of Azerbaijan
- iedzīvotāju skaits Azerbaidžānā 2010. gadā sasniedza 9 miljonus ― the number of inhabitants in Azerbaijan reached 9 million in 2010
Declension edit
Declension of Azerbaidžāna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Azerbaidžāna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Azerbaidžānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Azerbaidžānas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Azerbaidžānai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Azerbaidžānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Azerbaidžānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Azerbaidžāna | — |