Sibīrija
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ) + -ija. Originally the name of a 14th-century Tatar fortress at Qashliq (Tobolsk), later the capital of the 16th-century Khanate of Sibir. With the Russian conquest of Northern Asia, the name was extended to the areas beyond the Ob river.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sibīrija f (4th declension)
- Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia, from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean)
- Sibīrija ietver apmēram 56% no Krievijas teritorijas ― Siberia contains about 56% of the territory of Russia
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sibīrija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Sibīrija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Sibīriju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Sibīrijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Sibīrijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Sibīriju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Sibīrijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Sibīrija | — |