Ķīna

See also: Ķīnā, kina, Kina, kína, Kína, -kiną, and Appendix:Variations of "kina"

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), via Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”) (cf. Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”)), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun. The ultimate source is apparently the name of the Qin (or Ch'in, in the Wade-Giles transcription system) dynasty.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ķīna f (4th declension)

  1. China (a country in Far East, Asia; capital: Beijing)
    Ķīnas karogs ― the flag of China
    Ķīnas Kultūras revolūcija ― the Chinese Cultural Revolution
    Ķīnas Komunistiskā partija ― the Communist Party of China
  2. China (the region in Far East Asia that comprises the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan); also, this region throughout history)
    Ķīnas kultūra ― the culture of China
    Ķīnas teritorija ir šūpulis vienai no vecākajām civilizācijām pasaulē ― the territory of China is the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the world

Declension

Declension of Ķīna (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative Ķīna —
genitive Ķīnas —
dative Ķīnai —
accusative Ķīnu —
instrumental Ķīnu —
locative Ķīnā —
vocative Ķīna —

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

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