Sīrija
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Syria (adapted to fit Latvian patterns, + -ija), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), perhaps a shortened form of Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), possibly from Akkadian Ashshur, the name of the chief city of the Assyrian kingdom, and also of the main Assyrian deity.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Sīrija f (4th declension)
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
- Sīrijas valdība ― the government of Syria
- Sīrija ir valsts Āzijā ― Syria is a country in Asia
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sīrija | — |
| genitive | Sīrijas | — |
| dative | Sīrijai | — |
| accusative | Sīriju | — |
| instrumental | Sīriju | — |
| locative | Sīrijā | — |
| vocative | Sīrija | — |
Related terms
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- Latvian terms borrowed from Latin
- Latvian terms derived from Latin
- Latvian terms suffixed with -ija
- Latvian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian proper nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- lv:Syria
- lv:Countries in Asia
- lv:Countries
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension proper nouns