Latvija
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom latvis (“Latvian, Lett”) + -ija. The word is relatively recent: in older (13th-century) texts, this region is called Lettia, Letthigalia, later on (17th century) Latvisku zeme and (18th century) Latvju zeme, Latviešu zeme. J. Alunāns suggested in the 1850s the word Latva, which was not adopted; but, under his influence, many country names in Latvian were derived with a suffix -ija, which made several authors spontaneously create and use the word Latvija. It was accepted into the standard language in the following decades.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLatvija f (4th declension)
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe; official name: Latvijas Republika; capital and largest city: Rīga)
- Latvijas karogs ― flag of Latvia
- Latvijas karte ― map of Latvia
- Dievs, svētī Latviju ― God bless Latvia
- Latvijā ir 76 pilsētas, no kurām divās (Rīgā un Daugavpilī) dzīvo vairāk par 100 000 iedzīvotāju ― in Latvia (there) are 76 cities, in two of which (Rīga and Daugavpils) (there) are more than 100 000 inhabitants
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Latvija | — |
genitive | Latvijas | — |
dative | Latvijai | — |
accusative | Latviju | — |
instrumental | Latviju | — |
locative | Latvijā | — |
vocative | Latvija | — |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editSee also
edit- Albānija
- Andora
- Apvienotā Karaliste
- Armēnija
- Austrija
- Azerbaidžāna
- Baltkrievija
- Beļģija
- Bosnija un Hercegovina
- Bulgārija
- Čehija
- Dānija
- Francija
- Grieķija
- Gruzija
- Horvātija
- Igaunija
- Islande ~ Īslande
- Itālija
- Īrija
- Kazahstāna
- Kipra
- Kosova
- Krievija
- Latvija
- Lietuva
- Lihtenšteina
- Luksemburga
- Malta
- Melnkalne
- Moldova
- Monako
- Nīderlande
- Norvēģija
- Polija
- Portugāle
- Rumānija
- Sanmarīno
- Serbija
- Slovākija
- Slovēnija
- Somija
- Spānija
- Šveice
- Turcija
- Ukraina
- Ungārija
- Vatikāns
- Vācija
- Ziemeļmaķedonija
- Zviedrija
References
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “latvietis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
editThe flag of Latvia
Etymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editLãtvija f (uncountable, relational adjective lãtviškas, demonym lãtvis, female demonym lãtvė) stress pattern 1
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe; official name: Lãtvijos Respùblika; capital and largest city: Ryga)
Declension
editnominative | Lãtvija |
---|---|
genitive | Lãtvijos |
dative | Lãtvijai |
accusative | Lãtviją |
instrumental | Lãtvija |
locative | Lãtvijoje |
vocative | Lãtvija |
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Airija
- Albanija
- Andora
- Armėnija
- Austrija
- Azerbaidžanas
- Baltarusija
- Belgija
- Bosnija ir Hercegovina
- Bulgarija
- Čekija
- Danija
- Estija
- Graikija
- Gruzija
- Gudija
- Islandija
- Ispanija
- Italija
- Jungtinė Karalystė
- Juodkalnija
- Kazachstanas
- Kipras
- Kosovas
- Kroatija
- Latvija
- Lenkija
- Lichtenšteinas
- Lietuva
- Liuksemburgas
- Makedonija
- Malta
- Moldavija
- Monakas
- Nyderlandai
- Norvegija
- Portugalija
- Prancūzija
- Rumunija
- Rusija
- San Marinas
- Serbija
- Slovakija
- Slovėnija
- Suomija
- Švedija
- Šveicarija
- Turkija
- Ukraina
- Vatikanas
- Vengrija
- Vokietija
Further reading
edit- “Latvija”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- Latvija in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
Serbo-Croatian
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editLàtvija f (Cyrillic spelling Ла̀твија)
Declension
editSlovene
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editLátvija f
Declension
editFeminine, a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
nominative | Látvija | |
genitive | Látvije | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Látvija | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Látvije | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Látviji | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Látvijo | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Látviji | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Látvijo |
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Albánija
- Andóra
- Arménija
- Ávstrija
- Azerbajdžán
- Bélgija
- Belorúsija
- Bolgárija
- Bósna in Hercegovína
- Cíper
- Čéška
- Čŕna gôra
- Dánska
- Estónija
- Fínska
- Fráncija
- Gŕčija
- Grúzija
- Hrváška
- Írska
- Islándija
- Itálija
- Kázahstan
- Kosovo
- Látvija
- Lihtenštajn
- Lítva
- Lúksemburg
- Madžárska
- Málta
- Moldávija
- Monáko
- Némčija
- Nizozémska
- Norvéška
- Póljska
- Portugálska
- Romúnija
- Rúsija
- Sán Maríno
- Séverna Makedónija
- Slováška
- Slovénija
- Sŕbija
- Špánija
- Švédska
- Švíca
- Túrčija
- Ukrajína
- Vátikan
- Zdrúženo kraljéstvo
References
edit- “Latvija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “Latvija”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
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