Скандинавия

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	سكانديناۆيا
Cyrillic	Скандинавия
Latin	Skandinavia

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Скандина́вия (Skandinávija), from Latin Scandināvia.

Proper noun

Скандинавия • (Skandinaviä)

1. Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands)
2. Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia. Compare Ukrainian Скандина́вія (Skandynávija), Belarusian Скандына́вія (Skandynávija), Polish Skandynawia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skənʲdʲɪˈnavʲɪjə]

Proper noun

Скандина́вия • (Skandinávija) f inan (genitive Скандина́вии)

1. Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands)
2. Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)

Declension

Declension of Скандина́вия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Скандина́вия Skandinávija
genitive	Скандина́вии Skandinávii
dative	Скандина́вии Skandinávii
accusative	Скандина́вию Skandináviju
instrumental	Скандина́вией, Скандина́виею Skandinávijej, Skandinávijeju
prepositional	Скандина́вии Skandinávii

Related terms

• скандина́в (skandináv), скандина́вка (skandinávka)
• скандина́вский (skandinávskij)