Dienvidslāvija
See also: Dienvidslāvijā
Latvian
Etymology
From dienvidslāvs (“Southern Slav, Yugoslav”) + -ija, a calque of Serbo-Croatian Југославија (Jugoslavija), from the words југ (jug, “south”) and Славен, Словен (slaven, sloven, “Slav”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Dienvidslāvija f (4th declension)
- (historical) Yugoslavia (a former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia)
- Dienvidslāvijas karogs ― the flag of Yugoslavia
- Dienvidslāvijas kari ― the wars of Yugoslavia
- Dienvidslāvijas sabrukums ― the disintegration of Yugolavia
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dienvidslāvija | — |
| genitive | Dienvidslāvijas | — |
| dative | Dienvidslāvijai | — |
| accusative | Dienvidslāviju | — |
| instrumental | Dienvidslāviju | — |
| locative | Dienvidslāvijā | — |
| vocative | Dienvidslāvija | — |
Synonyms
- (1918-1941) Dienvidslāvijas Karaliste
- (1945-1992) Dienvidslāvijas Sociālistiskā Federatīvā Republika
Related terms
See also
- former Yugoslav republics:
- (dated term) Dienvidslāvija: