Sakartvelas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian საქართველო (sakartvelo). Officially approved by the Commission of the Lithuanian Language in 2018 as an alternate name for Georgia upon the country's request, as Gruzija was felt to be too similar to the Russian name. In exchange, Georgia also changed the official Georgian name of Lithuania from ლიტვა (liṭva) (a Russian borrowing) to ლიეტუვა (lieṭuva) (based on the country's endonym in Lithuanian).

Proper noun

Sakartvèlas m

1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

   Synonym: Gruzija

Usage notes

• While Sakartvelas is used in official and/or formal settings, such as televised football commentary, colloquially Gruzija and its derived terms are still preferred, even at restaurants serving Georgian cuisine.

Declension

    Declension of Sakartvèlas

nominative	Sakartvèlas
genitive	Sakartvèlo
dative	Sakartvèlui
accusative	Sakartvèlą
instrumental	Sakartvèlu
locative	Sakartvèle
vocative	Sakartvèle

See also

• (countries of Europe) Europos šalys; Airija, Albanija, Andora, Armėnija, Austrija, Azerbaidžanas, Baltarusija, Belgija, Bosnija ir Hercegovina, Bulgarija, Čekija, Danija, Estija, Graikija, Gruzija, Gudija, Islandija, Ispanija, Italija, Jungtinė Karalystė, Juodkalnija, Kazachstanas, Kipras, Kroatija, Latvija, Lenkija, Lichtenšteinas, Lietuva, Liuksemburgas, Makedonija, Malta, Moldavija, Monakas, Nyderlandai, Norvegija, Portugalija, Prancūzija, Rumunija, Rusija, San Marinas, Serbija, Slovakija, Slovėnija, Suomija, Švedija, Šveicarija, Turkija, Ukraina, Vatikanas, Vengrija, Vokietija