Okeānija
Latvian
Etymology
From okeāns (“ocean”) + -ija, by analogy to other geographic terms like Āzija, Latvija, etc., clearly imitating a similar formation in other European languages.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Okeānija f (4th declension)
- Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)
- Okeānijas robežas definē dažādi, taču parasti tiek iekļauta Austrālija, Jaunzēlande, Jaungvineja, Polinēzija, Melanēzija un Mikronēzija ― Oceania is variously defined, but the most frequent (definition) includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Okeānija | — |
| genitive | Okeānijas | — |
| dative | Okeānijai | — |
| accusative | Okeāniju | — |
| instrumental | Okeāniju | — |
| locative | Okeānijā | — |
| vocative | Okeānija | — |
See also
- kontinents
- The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika