Kirgizstāna
See also: Kirgizstānā
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Kyrgyz Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan), from Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız) and Persian استان (estân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Kirgizstāna f (4th declension)
- Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)
- Kirgizstānas karogs ― the flag of Kyrgyzstan
- Kirgizstānas politiskās opozīcija ― the political opposition of Kyrgyzstan
- opozīcija pārņem varu Kirgizstānā ― the opposition takes power in Kyrgyzstan
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kirgizstāna | — |
| genitive | Kirgizstānas | — |
| dative | Kirgizstānai | — |
| accusative | Kirgizstānu | — |
| instrumental | Kirgizstānu | — |
| locative | Kirgizstānā | — |
| vocative | Kirgizstāna | — |