Daugava
English
Proper noun
Daugava
- A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga.
Synonyms
Translations
river in Europe
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Latvian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), the same source as many other eastern European river names, such as the Danube, Dniepr, Don, etc.
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dàwɡava]
Proper noun
Daugava f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Daugava | — |
| genitive | Daugavas | — |
| dative | Daugavai | — |
| accusative | Daugavu | — |
| instrumental | Daugavu | — |
| locative | Daugavā | — |
| vocative | Daugava | — |