Libāna
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from some Semitic language, based on the Semitic stem لبن (l-b-n, “white; milk”), probably a reference to the snow-capped Mount Lebanon. The word itself is very old, being already found in sources from the 3rd millennium BCE (including the Epic of Gilgamesh).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Libāna f (4th declension)
- Lebanon (a country in the Middle East, Asia; capital: Beirut)
- Libānas karogs ― the flag of Lebanon
- Libānas valdība ― the government of Lebanon
- Libānā valda mērens Vidusjūras klimats ― In Lebanon the mild Mediterranean climate dominates
Declension
Declension of Libāna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Libāna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Libānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Libānas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Libānai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Libānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Libānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Libāna | — |