Melnkalne

From melns (“black”) +‎ kalns (“mountain”), following the model of other languages, e.g., Italian Montenegro (< monte (“mountain”) and negro (“black”), whence English Montenegro), Russian Черногория (Černogorija) (< чёрный (čórnyj, “black”) and гора́ (gorá, “mountain”)), Albanian Mali i Zi (“black mountain”), all basically translations of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (“Black Mountain”), a term that originally referred to Mt. Lovćen, and later, by extension, to the entire region, province, now independent country, of Montenegro.

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Melnkalne f (5th declension)

1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

   Melnkalnes karogs ― the flag of Montenegro

   Melnkalnes prezidents ― the president of Montenegro

   Melnkalne ir valsts Balkānu reģionā, Eiropā ― Montenegro is a country in the Balkan region, in Europe

• melnkalnietis, melnkalniete
• melnkalniešu valoda

former Yugoslav republics:

• (dated term) Dienvidslāvija: