Sīrija

See also: Sirija and Sīrijā

Latvian

Sīrija (Eirāzijā)

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Sīrija f (4th declension)

1. 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

   2024. gada 8. decembrī Asada režīms Sīrijā sabruka ― on 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria collapsed

Declension

Declension of Sīrija (4th)

	singular	plural
nominative	Sīrija	—
genitive	Sīrijas	—
dative	Sīrijai	—
accusative	Sīriju	—
instrumental	Sīriju	—
locative	Sīrijā	—
vocative	Sīrija	—

Related terms

• sīrietis, sīriete
• sīrisks