Lietuva
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the same stem as leitis (“Lithuanian”) (q.v.): *leit-, from which also liet (“to pour”), lietus (“rain”)) (q.v.). First mentioned in Nestor's Chronicle (in Old Church Slavonic) as Литьва (Litĭva), from an earlier *Lētuvā, apparently from *leit- with a suffix (perhaps + -uve). Cognates include Lithuanian Lietuvà.[1]
PronunciationEdit
| (file) |
Proper nounEdit
Lietuva f (4th declension)
- Lithuania (a country in Baltic, Europe; capital: Vilnius)
- Lietuvas karogs ― the flag of Lithuania
- Lietuvas teritorija ― the territory of Lithuania
- Lietuva ir valsts Baltijas jūras austrumu krastā ― Lithuania is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic sea
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Lietuva (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Lietuva | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Lietuvu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Lietuvas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Lietuvai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Lietuvu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Lietuvā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Lietuva | — |
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
- leitis, leitiete
- lietuvietis, lietuviete
- lietuvis, lietuve
- lietuvisks
- lietuviešu valoda, leišu valoda
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “lietuvieši”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
LithuanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with lietus (“rain”). Cognates in other languages include Latvian Lietuva.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Lietuvà f
DeclensionEdit
declension of Lietuva
DescendantsEdit
- → Georgian: ლიეტუვა (lieṭuva)
See alsoEdit
- Lietova (Samogitian)
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Europe) Europos šalis; 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, 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
Northern SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Lietuva
Further readingEdit
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland