Liepāja

See also: Liepaja and Liepājā

English

Alternative forms

• Liepaja

Proper noun

Liepāja

1. A city and port in the Kurzeme region, on the west coast of Latvia.

Translations

city in Latvia

• Belarusian: Лі́епая f (Líjepaja), (old name) Ліба́ва f (Libáva)
• Danish: Liepāja
• German: Libau (de) n, Liepāja n
• Japanese: リエパーヤ (Riepāya)
• Latvian: Liepāja (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Liepoja f
• Polish: Lipawa (pl) f
• Russian: Ли́епая (ru) f (Líjepaja), (old name) Либа́ва f (Libáva)
• Swedish: Liepāja, Liepaja
• Ukrainian: Лі́єпая f (Líjepaja), (old name) Ліба́ва f (Libáva)

Latvian

Liepāja (Latvijā)

Etymology

Perhaps from the German name of the city, Libau, ultimately from the nearby river Līva (also Libau in German).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lìepāja]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Liepāja f (4th declension)

1. Liepāja (a city and port in the Kurzeme region, on the west coast of Latvia)

   Liepājā dzīvo apmēram 80 000 cilvēku ― approximately 80 000 people live in Liepāja

   Liepājas kultūras vide ― the Liepāja cultural environment

   Liepāja ir lepna, radoša un aktīva pilsēta jūras krastā, kurā cilvēki vēlas dzīvot un strādāt ― Liepāja is a proud, creative and active city on the seashore, where people want to live and work

Declension

Declension of Liepāja (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	Liepāja	—
genitive	Liepājas	—
dative	Liepājai	—
accusative	Liepāju	—
instrumental	Liepāju	—
locative	Liepājā	—
vocative	Liepāja	—

Derived terms

• liepājnieks, liepājniece