English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latvian Latvija.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.vi.ə/, /ˈlɑːt.vi.ə/
Proper noun
Latvia
- A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.
- Synonym: Lettland
2005, Bill Clinton, My Life[1], volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 185:In early July, I returned to Europe for the G-7 summit in Naples. On the way, I stopped in Riga, Latvia, to meet with the leaders of the Baltic states and celebrate the withdrawal of Russian troops from Lithuania and Latvia, a move we had helped to speed up by providing a large number of housing vouchers for Russian officers who wanted to go home.
Descendants
- ⇒? Japanese: ラトビア (Ratobia)
Translations
country
- Abkhaz: Латвиа (Latʼvja)
- Acehnese: Latvia
- Afrikaans: Letland
- Albanian: Letoni f, Letonia (sq) f (definite)
- Amharic: ላትቪያ (latviya)
- Arabic: لَاتْفِيَا f (lātfiyā)
- Hijazi Arabic: لاتفيا f (lātfiya, lātviya)
- Armenian: Լատվիա (hy) (Latvia)
- Assamese: লাটভিয়া (latbhia)
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܠܲܬܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ f (Lātviya)
- Asturian: Letonia (ast) f
- Azerbaijani: Latviya (az)
- Bashkir: Латвия (Latviya)
- Basque: Letonia (eu)
- Belarusian: Ла́твія f (Látvija)
- Bengali: লাতভিয়া (bn) (latbhiẏa)
- Breton: Latvia
- Bulgarian: Ла́твия (bg) f (Látvija)
- Burmese: လတ်ဗီယာ (latbiya)
- Buryat: Латви (Latvi)
- Carpathian Rusyn: Ла́твія f (Látvija)
- Catalan: Letònia (ca) f
- Chechen: Латви (Latʷi)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 拉脫維亞 / 拉脱维亚 (laai1 tyut3 wai4 aa3)
- Mandarin: 拉脫維亞 / 拉脱维亚 (zh) (Lātuōwéiyà)
- Wu: 拉脫維亞 / 拉脱维亚 (1la-theq-vi-ia)
- Chuvash: Латви (Latvi)
- Corsican: Lettonia f
- Crimean Tatar: Latviya
- Czech: Lotyšsko (cs) n
- Danish: Letland (da)
- Dhivehi: ލެޓުވިއާ (leṭuviā)
- Dutch: Letland (nl) n
- Dzongkha: ལེཊི་བི་ཡ (leṭi bi ya)
- Esperanto: Latvio, Latvujo
- Estonian: Läti (et)
- Farefare: Latgɔ
- Faroese: Lettland n
- Finnish: Latvia (fi), Lätti (fi)
- French: Lettonie (fr) f
- Friulian: Letonie f
- Galician: Letonia (gl) f
- Georgian: ლატვია (ka) (laṭvia)
- German: Lettland (de) n
- Greek: Λεττονία (el) f (Lettonía)
- Gujarati: લાટવિયા (lāṭviyā)
- Hausa: Latvia, Latibiya
- Hawaiian: Lakawia
- Hebrew: לַטְוִיָּה f (látviya)
- Hindi: लातविया (hi) m (lātviyā), लाटविया m (lāṭviyā)
- Hungarian: Lettország (hu)
- Icelandic: Lettland (is) n
- Ido: Latvia (io)
- Indonesian: Latvia (id)
- Irish: An Laitvia f, Poblacht na Laitvia f
- Italian: Lettonia (it) f
- Japanese: ラトビア (ja) (Ratobia), ラトヴィア (ja) (Ratovia)
- Kannada: ಲಾಟ್ವಿಯ (kn) (lāṭviya)
- Kashubian: Łotwa f
- Kazakh: Латвия (kk) (Latviä)
- Khmer: ឡេតូនី (leetounii)
- Korean: 라트비아 (ko) (Rateubia), 라뜨비야 (ko) (Ratteubiya) (North Korea)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: Letonya (ku)
- Kyrgyz: Латвия (ky) (Latviya)
- Lao: ແລດໂຕນີ (lǣt tō nī), ລັດເວຍ (lat wīa)
- Latgalian: Latveja f
- Latin: Lettonia f (New Latin)
- Latvian: Latvija (lv) f
- Lithuanian: Latvija (lt) f
- Samogitian: Latvėjė f
- Livonian: Lețmō
- Low German:
- Dutch Low Saxon: Letlaand n
- German Low German: Lettland (nds) n
- Macedonian: Летонија (mk) f (Letonija)
- Malay: Latvia (ms)
- Malayalam: ലാത്വിയ (lātviya)
- Maltese: il-Latvja f
- Maori: Rāwhia
- Marathi: लाटविया (lāṭviyā)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: Латви (mn) (Latvi)
- Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠸᠢ (latwi)
- Navajo: Dahńdzílgaiʼnii Bikéyah
- Nepali: लात्भिया (lātbhiyā)
- Norman: Lettonnie f (Jersey), Létonîn (continental Normandy)
- Northern Sami: Látvia
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Latvia (no) n
- Nynorsk: Latvia (nn) n
- Occitan: Letònia (oc) f
- Odia: ଲାଟଭିଆ (lāṭabhiā)
- Ossetian: Латви (Latvi)
- Pashto: ليتونيا f (litonyā), لتويا f (latwyā)
- Pennsylvania German: Lettlond
- Persian:
- Dari: لَاتْوِیَا (lātwiyā)
- Iranian Persian: لِتونی (letoni), لاتْوِیا (lâtviyâ), لِتْلَنْد (letland)
- Polish: Łotwa (pl) f
- Portuguese:
- Brazilian: Letônia (pt) f
- European: Letónia (pt) f
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਲਾਤਵੀਆ m (lātvīā)
- Romanian: Letonia (ro) f
- Russian: Ла́твия (ru) f (Látvija)
- Scots: Latvie
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Лѐто̄нија f, Ла̀твија f
- Roman: Lètōnija (sh) f, Làtvija (sh) f
- Silesian: Łotwa f
- Sinhalese: ලැට්වියාව (læṭwiyāwa)
- Slovak: Lotyšsko (sk) n
- Slovene: Látvija f
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: Letiska f
- Upper Sorbian: Letiska f
- Spanish: Letonia (es) f
- Swedish: Lettland (sv) n
- Tagalog: Letonya, Latbiya
- Tajik: Латвия (tg) (Latviya)
- Tamil: லாத்வியா (lātviyā)
- Tatar: Латвия (Latwiyä)
- Telugu: లాట్వియా (te) (lāṭviyā)
- Thai: ลัตเวีย (th) (lát-wiia)
- Tibetan: ལ་ཊ་ཝིཡ (la ṭa wiy)
- Tigrinya: ላትቪያ (latviya)
- Turkish: Letonya (tr)
- Turkmen: Latwiýa
- Ukrainian: Ла́твія (uk) f (Látvija)
- Urdu: لَٹْوِیا m (laṭviyā)
- Uyghur: لاتۋىيە (latwiye)
- Uzbek: Latviya (uz)
- Vietnamese: Lát-vi-a
- Volapük: Latviyän (vo)
- Võro: Läti
- Welsh: Latfia (cy)
- West Frisian: Letlân (fy) n
- Yakut: Латвия (Latviya)
- Yiddish: לעטלאַנד n (letland), לאַטוויע f (latvye)
- Yoruba: Latifia
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See also
Anagrams
Acehnese
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latvian Latvija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋiɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝t̪ʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑtʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Lat‧vi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Lat‧via
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)
- Synonym: (dated) Lätti
Declension
| Inflection of Latvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Latvia
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—
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| genitive
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Latvian
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaa
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—
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| illative
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Latviaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latvia
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latvia
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—
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| gen.
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Latvian
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| genitive
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Latvian
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaa
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassa
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—
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| elative
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Latviasta
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—
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| illative
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Latviaan
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—
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| adessive
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Latvialla
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialta
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—
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| allative
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Latvialle
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—
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| essive
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Latviana
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—
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| translative
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Latviaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Latviatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latviani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latviani
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—
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| gen.
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Latviani
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| genitive
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Latviani
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaani
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassani
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—
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| elative
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Latviastani
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—
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| illative
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Latviaani
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—
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| adessive
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Latviallani
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialtani
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—
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| allative
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Latvialleni
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—
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| essive
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Latvianani
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—
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| translative
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Latviakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Latviattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latviasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latviasi
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—
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| gen.
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Latviasi
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| genitive
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Latviasi
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassasi
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—
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| elative
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Latviastasi
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—
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| illative
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Latviaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Latviallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialtasi
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—
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| allative
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Latviallesi
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—
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| essive
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Latvianasi
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—
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| translative
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Latviaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Latviattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latviamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latviamme
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—
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| gen.
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Latviamme
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| genitive
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Latviamme
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassamme
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—
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| elative
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Latviastamme
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—
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| illative
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Latviaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Latviallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialtamme
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—
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| allative
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Latviallemme
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—
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| essive
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Latvianamme
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—
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| translative
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Latviaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Latviattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latvianne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latvianne
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—
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| gen.
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Latvianne
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| genitive
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Latvianne
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassanne
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—
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| elative
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Latviastanne
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—
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| illative
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Latviaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Latviallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialtanne
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—
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| allative
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Latviallenne
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—
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| essive
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Latviananne
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—
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| translative
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Latviaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Latviattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latviansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Latviansa
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—
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| gen.
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Latviansa
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| genitive
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Latviansa
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Latviassaan
Latviassansa
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—
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| elative
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Latviastaan
Latviastansa
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—
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| illative
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Latviaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Latviallaan
Latviallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialtaan
Latvialtansa
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—
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| allative
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Latvialleen
Latviallensa
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—
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| essive
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Latvianaan
Latvianansa
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—
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| translative
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Latviakseen
Latviaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Latviattaan
Latviattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Ido
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)
See also
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Латвия (Latvija).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋiɑ/, [ˈɫɑdʋe̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋiɑ/, [ˈɫɑd̥ʋiɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑtʋeː, -ɑtʋiɑ
- Hyphenation: Lat‧vi‧a
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Latvia
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—
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| genitive
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Latvian
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—
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| partitive
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Latviaa
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—
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| illative
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Latviaa
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—
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| inessive
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Latviaas
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—
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| elative
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Latviast
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—
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| allative
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Latvialle
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—
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| adessive
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Latviaal
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—
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| ablative
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Latvialt
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—
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| translative
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Latviaks
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—
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| essive
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Latvianna, Latviaan
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—
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| exessive1)
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Latviant
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—
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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References
- L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli (1936) P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Latvia
- Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)