Estlandia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Estland.

Proper noun

Estlandia f sg (genitive Estlandiae); first declension

1. Estonia (a country)

   Synonym: Estonia

   • 1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, & Moschouiae, Tartariaeq́ꝫ partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Liuoniae totius cum suis Prouinciis, Ciuitatibus, Castris, & Commendaturis, siue Palatinatibus, &c. Succincta descriptio [A succinct description of the whole of Livonia, with its provinces, cities, castles, and commanderies or palatinates, etc.], folio 4v:

     EStlandiæ ſiue Eſtoniæ Ducatus mari Swetiæ à Septentrione adiacet:

     The Duchy of Estland or Estonia lies to the south of the Sea of Sweden

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Estonia
genitive	Estoniae
dative	Estoniae
accusative	Estoniam
ablative	Estoniā
vocative	Estonia