armija
Latvian
editEtymology
editVia other European languages, ultimately borrowed from French armée (adapted to Latvian patterns: + -ija), from Middle French armee, ultimately a borrowing through Anglo-Norman of Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarmija f (4th declension)
- a country's armed forces (army, navy, and air force)
- aiziet armijā ― to go to the armed forces
- iesaukt armijā ― to enlist in the armed forces
- dienēt armijā ― to serve in the armed forces
- atbrīvotāja armija ― liberation army
- armijas disciplīna ― military (lit. armed forces) discipline
- armijas formas tērps ― military (lit .armed forces) uniform
- demobilizēties no armijas ― to be discharged from the armed forces
- aktīvā armija ― active armed forces
- karam uznākot, jaunākais brālis iestājās armijā ― when war broke out, the younger brother joined the armed forces
- army (branch of the armed forces that operates on dry land)
- Latvijas Armija ― the Latvian Army
- armija un flote ― the army and the navy
- slavens ir tas kauju ceļš, ko savas pastāvēšanas gados nogājusi Padomju Armija ― famous is the battle path that the Soviet Army followed in the years of its existence
- army (a large tactical contingent consisting, e.g., of several divisions)
- tanku armija ― tank army
- armijas komandieris ― army commander
- armijas štābs ― army staff
- astotā armija bija jau novembrī ieņēmusi visas galvenās Karpatu pārejas ― by november, the Eighth Army had already taken all the main Carpathian passages
- (figuratively) army (a large group of people with a common goal, a common feature)
- šī milzīgā bezdarba armija ― this huge army of unemployed (people)
- blakus celtnieku armijai ar labu vārdu pieminam arī arhitektus ― along with the army of builders, we also give a favorable mention to the architects
Declension
editsingular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | armija | armijas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | armiju | armijas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | armijas | armiju |
dative (datīvs) | armijai | armijām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | armiju | armijām |
locative (lokatīvs) | armijā | armijās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | armija | armijas |
Synonyms
edit- (of "armed forces"): bruņotie spēki
See also
editLithuanian
editEtymology
editFrom French armée, from Middle French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).
Noun
editármija f (plural ármijos) stress pattern 1
- army
- Synonym: kariuomenė
Usage notes
edit- kariuomenė is the official term used by the Lithuanian army (Lietuvos kariuomenė) and government.
Declension
editsingular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | ármija | ármijos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | ármijos | ármijų |
dative (naudininkas) | ármijai | ármijoms |
accusative (galininkas) | ármiją | ármijas |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | ármija | ármijomis |
locative (vietininkas) | ármijoje | ármijose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | ármija | ármijos |
Further reading
edit- “armija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “armija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editàrmija f (Cyrillic spelling а̀рмија)
- (military) army, military
- Synonym: vójska
- (figuratively) multitude, a large number of people
- Armija školaraca je marširala ulicom. ― An army of students was marching down the street.
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “armija” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-
- Latvian terms borrowed from French
- Latvian terms derived from French
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- Latvian terms derived from Middle French
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- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-
- Lithuanian terms borrowed from French
- Lithuanian terms derived from French
- Lithuanian terms derived from Middle French
- Lithuanian terms derived from Anglo-Norman
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- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-
- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Old French
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Old French
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Anglo-Norman
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