Sīrija
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin Syria (adapted to fit Latvian patterns, + -ija), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), perhaps a shortened form of Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), possibly from Akkadian Ashshur, the name of the chief city of the Assyrian kingdom, and also of the main Assyrian deity.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sīrija f (4th declension)
- Syria (country in the Middle East in Asia, with Damascus as its capital)
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Sīrijas karogs ― the flag of Syria
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Sīrijas valdība ― the government of Syria
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Sīrija ir valsts Āzijā ― Syria is a country in Asia
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Sīrija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Sīrija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Sīriju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Sīrijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Sīrijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Sīriju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Sīrijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Sīrija | — |
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Categories:
- Latvian terms borrowed from Latin
- Latvian terms derived from Latin
- Latvian words suffixed with -ija
- Latvian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian proper nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension proper nouns
- lv:Countries
- lv:Countries of Asia
- lv:Syria
