Dzūkija
See also: Dzūkiją
English
Etymology
From Lithuanian Dzūkija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(d)zuːki.ə/, /ˌ(d)zuːkiˈɑː/
Proper noun
Dzūkija
- An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the south of the country.
Synonyms
- Dainava
Translations
Dzūkija
See also
- Džukian
Lithuanian
Etymology
dzūkas + -ija. The name is relatively new, only coming to widespread use in the 19th century, and appears to be a dialectal demonym.[1] The name is uncertain but could possibly be referring to the language's tendency to replace standard d with dz, e.g. didumas (“size”) becomes dzidumas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dzuːkʲˈjɐ]
- Hyphenation: Dzū‧ki‧ja
Proper noun
Dzūkija f
- Dzūkija (an ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the south of the country)
Declension
| nominative | Dzūkija |
|---|---|
| genitive | Dzūkijos |
| dative | Dzūkijai |
| accusative | Dzūkiją |
| instrumental | Dzūkija |
| locative | Dzūkijoje |
| vocative | Dzūkija |
Synonyms
- Dainava
Related terms
- dzūkas m, dzūkė f