"Riga" meaning in Latin

See Riga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rigae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Riga [nominative, singular], Rigae [genitive, singular], Rigae [dative, singular], Rigam [accusative, singular], Rigā [ablative, singular], Riga [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Latvian Rīga. Etymology templates: {{der|la|lv|Rīga}} Latvian Rīga Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Riga<1>}} Riga f sg (genitive Rigae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Riga<1>}}
  1. Riga (the capital city of Latvia) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Cities in Latvia, Places in Latvia Derived forms: Rigensis
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lv",
        "3": "Rīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian Rīga",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latvian Rīga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Riga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigā",
      "links": [
        [
          "Rigā",
          "Riga#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Riga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Riga<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "Riga f sg (genitive Rigae); first declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Riga<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 19 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Cities in Latvia",
          "orig": "la:Cities in Latvia",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "National capitals",
          "orig": "la:National capitals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Places in Latvia",
          "orig": "la:Places in Latvia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Riga",
          "orig": "la:Riga",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Rigensis"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              54,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.",
          "ref": "1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, et Moschouiae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Liuoniae totius cum suis Prouinciis, Ciuitatibus, Castris, et Commendaturis, siue Palatinatibus, etc. Succincta descriptio [A succinct description of the whole of Livonia, with its provinces, cities, castles, and commanderies or palatinates, etc.], folio 3r:",
          "text": "Blokavs Munitio inter Rigam & Dinamunt ad Dwinam condita",
          "translation": "Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Riga (the capital city of Latvia)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Riga-la-name-ne-mcAgn",
      "links": [
        [
          "Riga",
          "Riga#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Latvia",
          "Latvia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Riga"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Rigensis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lv",
        "3": "Rīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian Rīga",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latvian Rīga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Riga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rigā",
      "links": [
        [
          "Rigā",
          "Riga#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Riga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Riga<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "Riga f sg (genitive Rigae); first declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Riga<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Latvian",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 19 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Cities in Latvia",
        "la:National capitals",
        "la:Places in Latvia",
        "la:Riga"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              54,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.",
          "ref": "1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, et Moschouiae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Liuoniae totius cum suis Prouinciis, Ciuitatibus, Castris, et Commendaturis, siue Palatinatibus, etc. Succincta descriptio [A succinct description of the whole of Livonia, with its provinces, cities, castles, and commanderies or palatinates, etc.], folio 3r:",
          "text": "Blokavs Munitio inter Rigam & Dinamunt ad Dwinam condita",
          "translation": "Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Riga (the capital city of Latvia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Riga",
          "Riga#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Latvia",
          "Latvia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Riga"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Riga meaning in Latin (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.