Melnkalne
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See also Melnkalnē
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Latvian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 (Černogórija) (< чёрный (čórnyj, “black”) and гора (gorá, “mountain”)), Albanian Mali i Zi (“black mountain”), all basically translations of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (Crna Gora, “Black Mountain”), a term that originally referred to Mt. Lovćen, and later, by extension, to the entire region, province, now independent country, of Montenegro.
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Melnkalne f, 5th declension
- Montenegro (country in the Balkans in Eastern Europe, with Podgorica as its capital)
- 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
Declension [edit]
declension of Melnkalne
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Melnkalne | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Melnkalni | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Melnkalnes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Melnkalnei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Melnkalni | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Melnkalnē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Melnkalne | — |
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
- former Yugoslav republics:
- (dated term) Dienvidslāvija:
