Taivāna
See also: Taivānā
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Dutch Tayouan, the name of a peninsula off the coast of the city of Tainan; the word was a transcription of Tayuan, Tayoan (and other variants), a word in Sirayan (a Formosan language) meaning “foreigners,” referring to the early Chinese settlers. Eventually the word became the name of the entire island.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Taivāna f (4th declension)
- Taiwan (a country in the Far East region of Asia, with Taipei as its capital)
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Taivānas karogs ― the flag of Taiwan
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Ķīnas republika Taivānā ― the Chinese republic in Taiwan
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šobrīd Taivānas suverenitāti atzīst tikai 23 valstis ― currently only 23 countries recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan
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- Taiwan (the island where the country of Taiwan is located)
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Taivānas sala ― the island of Taiwan
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Taivāna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Taivāna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Taivānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Taivānas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Taivānai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Taivānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Taivānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Taivāna | — |
