Nīderlande
See also: Nīderlandē
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Niederlande (“the Netherlands”) (note the vowel ī in the initial syllable, unlike the e found in English Netherlands and in Dutch Nederland).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nīderlande f (5th declension)
- the Netherlands (country in northwestern Europe, with Amsterdam and The Hague as its capitals)
- Nīderlandes karogs ― the flag of the Netherlands
- Nīderlandes karaliene ― the queen of the Netherlands
- Nīderlande ir konstitucionālā monarhija ar parlamentu ― the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament
Usage notes
The name of the Netherlands in Latvian is Nīderlande, but, as in many languages, the term Holande is very often used as the name of the whole country, even though it should in principle only apply to the region of the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland (in Latvian, Ziemeļholande and Dienvidholande).
Declension
Declension of Nīderlande (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Nīderlande | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Nīderlandi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Nīderlandes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Nīderlandei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Nīderlandi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Nīderlandē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Nīderlande | — |
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