Sīrija
Appearance
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed 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 (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
- Sīrijas valdība ― the government of Syria
- Sīrija ir valsts Āzijā ― Syria is a country in Asia
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | Sīrija | — |
genitive | Sīrijas | — |
dative | Sīrijai | — |
accusative | Sīriju | — |
instrumental | Sīriju | — |
locative | Sīrijā | — |
vocative | Sīrija | — |