Turkmenistāna
See also: Turkmenistānā
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Turkmen Türkmen and Persian ـستان (-estân), 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
Turkmenistāna f (4th declension)
- Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)
- Turkmenistānas karogs ― the flag of Turkmenistan
- Turkmenistāna ir valsts Centrālāzijā ― Turkmenistan is a countries in Central Asia
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Turkmenistāna | — |
| genitive | Turkmenistānas | — |
| dative | Turkmenistānai | — |
| accusative | Turkmenistānu | — |
| instrumental | Turkmenistānu | — |
| locative | Turkmenistānā | — |
| vocative | Turkmenistāna | — |