Āfrika

See also: afrika, Afrika, Afríka, and Āfrikā

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Āfrica.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Āfrika f (4th declension)

  1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
    Āfrikā ir 54 valstis, kuras ir sagrupētas pa pieciem Āfrikas reģioniemin Africa (there) are 54 countries, grouped in the five African regions
  2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Declension

Declension of Āfrika (4th 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

See also