Tadžikistāna
See also: Tadžikistānā
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston), from Persian تاجیک (tâjik) and ـستان (stân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tadžikistāna f (4th declension)
- Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)
- Synonym: Tadžikistānas Republika
- Tadžikitānas karogs ― the flag of Kyrgyzstan
- Tadžikistāna ir viena no mazākajām valstīm Centrālajā Āzijā ― Tajikistan is one of the smallest countries in Central Asia
- Starptautiskais valūtas fonds piekritis piešķirt kredītu Tadžikistānai ― the International Monetary Fund agreed to grant loans to Tajikistan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tadžikistāna | — |
| genitive | Tadžikistānas | — |
| dative | Tadžikistānai | — |
| accusative | Tadžikistānu | — |
| instrumental | Tadžikistānu | — |
| locative | Tadžikistānā | — |
| vocative | Tadžikistāna | — |