Skandināvija
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Skandināvija (Eiropā)
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Scandināvia, a borrowing from some Nordic/North Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō (“Scania”), from *awjō (“island”).
See also Old English Scedenig, Old Norse Skáney (“southern tip of Sweden”); also Old English ī(e)g (“island”), Old Norse ey, Danish ø, Swedish ö (“island”)), adapted to follow Latvian patterns (suffix -ija)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Skandināvija f (4th declension)
- (geographically) the Scandinavian peninsula (Norway, Sweden and parts of northern Finland
- Skandināvijas pussala ― Scandinavian peninsula
- (politically, culturally) Norway, Sweden and Denmark, sometimes also Finland and Iceland; the main Nordic countries
- Skandināvija ir vēsturisks un ģeogrāfisks Ziemeļeiropas reģions ― Scandinavia is a historical and geographic region of Northern Europe
Declension
Declension of Skandināvija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Skandināvija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Skandināviju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Skandināvijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Skandināvijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Skandināviju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Skandināvijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Skandināvija | — |