Portugāle
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin Portus Cale, the original name of the Portuguese city presently called Oporto.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Portugāle f (4th declension)
- Portugal (a country in Iberian Peninsula, Europe; capital: Lisbon)
- Portugāles karogs ― the flag of Portugal
- Portugāles teritorija ― the territory of Portugal
- 15. gadsimtā Portugāle kļuva par lielāko jūras braucēju nāciju ― in the 15th century Portugal became a major maritime (lit. sea-faring) nation
Declension edit
Declension of Portugāle (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Portugāle | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Portugāli | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Portugāles | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Portugālei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Portugāli | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Portugālē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Portugāle | — |