Valmiera

See also: Valmierā

English

Proper noun

Valmiera

1. The largest city in the Vidzeme region, in north-central Latvia.

Translations

city in Latvia

• Danish: Valmiera
• Latvian: Valmiera f

Anagrams

• Marieval, Val Marie

Latvian

Valmiera (Latvijā)

Etymology

Via various forms (Waldemer, Wolmaria, Wolmahr, Vladimirec, Wolmar), ultimately from the male name Waldemar (Germanic) or Vladimir (Slavic). Some consider this to be the name of the 13th-century Danish king Valdemar the Great; others, that of the 13th-century Prince of Pskov, Vladimir Mstislavič.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vàlmīɛ̄ɾa]

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Proper noun

Valmiera f (4th declension)

1. Valmiera (the largest city in the Vidzeme region, in north-central Latvia)

   Valmiera ir viena no senākajām Latvijas pilsētām ― Valmiera is one of the oldest cities of Latvia

   2011. gadā Valmierā dzīvoja 25 130 iedzīvotāji ― in the year 2011, 25 130 inhabitants lived in Valmiera

   Valmieras Kultūras centrs ― the Culture Centre of Valmiera

Declension

Declension of Valmiera (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Valmiera	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Valmieru	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Valmieras	—
dative (datīvs)	Valmierai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Valmieru	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Valmierā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Valmiera	—

Derived terms

• valmiernieks, valmierniece