Estonia
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Location of Estonia
Estonian kartta.
See also: estonia, Estònia, Éstonia, Estónia, estónia, Èstonia, estonià, Estônia, estônia, and Estonią
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia. Other early Latin forms were Estia and Hestia, possibly derived from the tribal name Aestiī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD). Displaced Middle English Ēstland, from Old English Ēstland. Compare also Old Norse Æistland, Icelandic Eistland, German Estland (“Estonia”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtəʊ.nɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtoʊ.ni.ə/, /ɛsˈtoʊn.jə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊniə
- Hyphenation: Es‧to‧ni‧a, Es‧ton‧ia
Proper noun
Estonia (plural Estonias)
- A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.
- 2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 233:
- “In the late 1930s, the Western democracies hesitated in the face of danger,” Prime Minister Siim Kallas of Estonia, a former Soviet republic, told me. “As a consequence, we fell under dictatorships and many people lost their lives. Action is sometimes necessary.”
Related terms
Translations
country
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
References
- ^ “Estonia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
Albanian
Proper noun
Estonia
Aragonese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia
Asturian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia f
Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia inan
Declension
Declension of Estonia (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Estonia |
| ergative | Estoniak |
| dative | Estoniari |
| genitive | Estoniaren |
| comitative | Estoniarekin |
| causative | Estoniarengatik |
| benefactive | Estoniarentzat |
| instrumental | Estoniaz |
| inessive | Estonian |
| locative | Estoniako |
| allative | Estoniara |
| terminative | Estoniaraino |
| directive | Estoniarantz |
| destinative | Estoniarako |
| ablative | Estoniatik |
| partitive | Estoniarik |
| prolative | Estoniatzat |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019
Breton
Proper noun
Estonia ?
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Estonia
Galician
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Estonia f
Derived terms
Ido
Proper noun
Estonia
See also
- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
Ilocano
Proper noun
Estonia
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Éstonia
Adjective
Éstonia
See also
- (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan
Further reading
- “Estonia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Эстония (Estonija).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/,
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Hyphenation: Es‧to‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Estonia
Declension
| Declension of Estonia (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Estonia | — |
| genitive | Estonian | — |
| partitive | Estoniaa | — |
| illative | Estoniaa | — |
| inessive | Estonias | — |
| elative | Estoniast | — |
| allative | Estonialle | — |
| adessive | Estonial | — |
| ablative | Estonialt | — |
| translative | Estoniaks | — |
| essive | Estonianna, Estoniaan | — |
| exessive1) | Estoniant | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli (1936) P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46
Interlingua
Proper noun
Estonia
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia f
Related terms
See also
- (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria (Category: it:Countries in Europe)
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly derived from the tribal name Aestī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD).
Proper noun
Estonia f sg (genitive Estoniae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Estonia (a country in Europe)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Estonia |
| Genitive | Estoniae |
| Dative | Estoniae |
| Accusative | Estoniam |
| Ablative | Estoniā |
| Vocative | Estonia |
Related terms
Luhya
Proper noun
Estonia
Luo
Proper noun
Estonia
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia f (related adjective estoński)
- Estonia (a country in Eastern Europe)
Declension
Declension of Estonia
Derived terms
nouns
Further reading
- Estonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Estonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Estonia in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Estonia f
Declension
| gender f | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | Estonia |
| Gen/Dat | Estoniei |
Sicilian
Proper noun
Estonia
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia f
Derived terms
Related terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Estonia