Āfrika
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Āfrica.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Āfrika f (4th declension)
- Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
- Āfrikā ir 54 valstis, kuras ir sagrupētas pa pieciem Āfrikas reģioniem ― in Africa (there) are 54 countries, grouped in the five African regions
- (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Āfrika | — |
| genitive | Āfrikas | — |
| dative | Āfrikai | — |
| accusative | Āfriku | — |
| instrumental | Āfriku | — |
| locative | Āfrikā | — |
| vocative | Āfrika | — |
Derived terms
- Ziemeļāfrika
- Rietumāfrika
- Centrālā Āfrika
- Austrumāfrika
- Dienvidu Āfrika
Related terms
See also
- kontinents
- The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika