Japāna
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Possibly from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwonX, literally “sun origin”), same etymon as Japanese 日本 (Nippon / Nihon), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Japāna f (4th declension)
- Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)
- Japānas karogs ― the flag of Japan
- Japānas vēsture ― the history of Japan
- Japāna ir unitāra konstitucionāla monarhija ― Japan is a unitary constitutional monarchy
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Japāna | — |
| genitive | Japānas | — |
| dative | Japānai | — |
| accusative | Japānu | — |
| instrumental | Japānu | — |
| locative | Japānā | — |
| vocative | Japāna | — |
Related terms
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- Latvian terms derived from German
- Latvian terms derived from Dutch
- Latvian terms derived from Malay
- Latvian terms derived from Hokkien
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- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian proper nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- lv:Japan
- lv:Countries in Asia
- lv:Islands
- Latvian terms with usage examples
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