Wikipēdija
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See also: Wikipedija
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latvian enciklopēdija (“encyclopedia”) by analogy with English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈvikipeːdija/
- Homophone: Vikipēdija
Proper noun[edit]
Wikipēdija f
Usage notes[edit]
The Latvian Wikipedia first adopted Wikipēdija, similarly to the English Wikipedia, but later dropped that and changed for Vikipēdija, which has Latvian alphabet letters only and incorporates the ending of the Latvian word enciklopēdija (“encyclopedia”).