Holande
See also: Holandē
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch holt lant “wood land,” apparently originally describing the district around the city of Dordrecht, where there used to be forests.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Holande f (5th declension)
- Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
- Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
- Holande ir maza valsts ar lielām iespējām ― Holland is a small country with big opportunities
- mēs dzīvojam Holandē ― we live in Holland
- regulāri Nīderlande tiek saukta par Holandi ― the Netherlands is usually called Holland
Usage notes edit
The name of the Netherlands in Latvian is Nīderlande, but, as in many languages, the term Holande is very often used as the name of the whole country, even though it should in principle only apply to the region of the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland (in Latvian, Ziemeļholande and Dienvidholande).
Declension edit
Declension of Holande (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Holande | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Holandi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Holandes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Holandei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Holandi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Holandē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Holande | — |