Riga
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latvian Rīga, of disputed origin:
- Possibly from Livonian ringa (“loop”), referring to the ancient natural harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river.
- Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river.
- Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːɡə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -iːɡə
Proper noun
editRiga
- The capital city of Latvia.
- 2014, Zigmunds Skujins, Flesh-Coloured Dominoes:
- [The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcapital of Latvia
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Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Italian Riga and Greek Ρήγα (Ríga).
Proper noun
editRiga (plural Rigas)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Riga is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Riga is most common among White (93.78%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Riga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editProper noun
editRiga
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Czech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga f (related adjective rižský, demonym Rižan)
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Declension
editFurther reading
editDanish
editProper noun
editRiga
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Dutch
editProper noun
editRiga n
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
French
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga ?
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editRiga n (proper noun, genitive Rigas or (optionally with an article) Riga)
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Riga | — |
accusative | Rigát | — |
dative | Rigának | — |
instrumental | Rigával | — |
causal-final | Rigáért | — |
translative | Rigává | — |
terminative | Rigáig | — |
essive-formal | Rigaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Rigában | — |
superessive | Rigán | — |
adessive | Rigánál | — |
illative | Rigába | — |
sublative | Rigára | — |
allative | Rigához | — |
elative | Rigából | — |
delative | Rigáról | — |
ablative | Rigától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Rigáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Rigáéi | — |
Possessive forms of Riga | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Rigám | — |
2nd person sing. | Rigád | — |
3rd person sing. | Rigája | — |
1st person plural | Rigánk | — |
2nd person plural | Rigátok | — |
3rd person plural | Rigájuk | — |
Derived terms
editItalian
editProper noun
editRiga f
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editProper noun
editRiga f sg (genitive Rigae); first declension
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
- 1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, et Moschouiae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Liuoniae totius cum suis Prouinciis, Ciuitatibus, Castris, et Commendaturis, siue Palatinatibus, etc. Succincta descriptio [A succinct description of the whole of Livonia, with its provinces, cities, castles, and commanderies or palatinates, etc.], folio 3r:
- Blokavs Munitio inter Rigam & Dinamunt ad Dwinam condita
- Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Riga |
Genitive | Rigae |
Dative | Rigae |
Accusative | Rigam |
Ablative | Rigā |
Vocative | Riga |
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latvian Rīga (“Riga”), where the origin is disputed:
- Possibly from Livonian ringa (“loop”), referring to the ancient natural harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river.
- Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river.
- Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija (“threshing barn”), from Livonian rī’, rī’j or from Estonian rehi, both from Proto-Finnic *riihi (“cabin for drying and threshing grain”), from earlier *riŋeše.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
- Riga er Latvias økonomiske og kulturelle sentrum
- Riga is Latvia's economic and cultural center
Derived terms
edit- rigabalsam (“Riga balm”)
- Rigabukten / Rigabukta (“Gulf of Riga”)
References
edit- “Riga” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: Ri‧ga
Proper noun
editRiga f
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga f
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
References
edit- “Riga”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRiga ?
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Related terms
editSwedish
editProper noun
editRiga n (genitive Rigas)
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish ریغا (Riga).
Proper noun
editRiga
- Riga (the capital city of Latvia)
Declension
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- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
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- cs:Riga
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- Danish lemmas
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- de:Riga
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- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɡɒ
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- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian proper nouns
- hu:Riga
- hu:Cities in Latvia
- hu:National capitals
- hu:Places in Latvia
- Italian lemmas
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- it:Riga
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- Latin terms derived from Latvian
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- la:Riga
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latvian
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/iːɡa
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- nb:Riga
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- pt:Riga
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- Rhymes:Spanish/iɡa
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- es:Riga
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- sv:Riga
- sv:Cities in Latvia
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- sv:Places in Latvia
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
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- tr:Riga
- tr:Cities in Latvia
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- tr:Places in Latvia