Bosnija

See also: Bosniją and Bosnijā

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Босна (Bosna), the name of this region, from the name of the river Bosna, +‎ -ija.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bosnija f (4th declension)

  1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
  2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnija un Hercegovina)

Declension

Declension of Bosnija (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative Bosnija
genitive Bosnijas
dative Bosnijai
accusative Bosniju
instrumental Bosniju
locative Bosnijā
vocative Bosnija

See also

historical regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lithuanian

Etymology

From bòsnis or Serbo-Croatian Bȍsna +‎ -ija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔsʲnʲɪjɛ]
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧ni‧ja

Proper noun

Bòsnija f (uncountable, demonym bòsnis, female demonym bòsnė) stress pattern 1

  1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
  2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bòsnija ir̃ Hercegovinà)

Declension

Declension of Bòsnija
nominative Bòsnija
genitive Bòsnijos
dative Bòsnijai
accusative Bòsniją
instrumental Bòsnija
locative Bòsnijoje
vocative Bòsnija

See also

Further reading

  • Bosnija”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.