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]Declension of Kirgizstāna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Kirgizstāna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Kirgizstānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Kirgizstānas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Kirgizstānai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Kirgizstānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Kirgizstānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Kirgizstāna | — |