"Lietuva" meaning in Latvian

See Lietuva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈliɛtuva/ Audio: lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg
Etymology: From the same stem as leitis (“Lithuanian”) (q.v.): *leit-, from which also liet (“to pour”), lietus (“rain”)) (q.v.). First mentioned in Annals of Quedlinburg as (Litua, from an earlier *Lētuvā, apparently from *leit- with a suffix (perhaps + -uve). Cognates include Lithuanian Lietuvà. More information at Name of Lithuania. Etymology templates: {{suffix|lv||uve}} + -uve, {{cog|lt|Lietuvà}} Lithuanian Lietuvà Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|4th declension||g=f|g2=|head=}} Lietuva f (4th declension), {{lv-proper noun|f|4th}} Lietuva f (4th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|Lietuv|a|4th|no-pl||||proper}}, {{lv-decl-noun-4|Lietuv|a|4=no-pl|5=|6=|7=|8=proper|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=0}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|Lietuva|-|Lietuvu|-|Lietuvas|-|Lietuvai|-|Lietuvu|-|Lietuvā|-|Lietuva|-|16=|type=4th declension|x=0}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Lietuva [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Lietuvas [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Lietuvai [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], Lietuvu [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Lietuvu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], Lietuvā [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], Lietuva [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe; official name: Lietuvas Republika) Wikipedia link: lv:Lietuva Tags: declension-4, feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Lithuania

Inflected forms

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          "english": "the territory of Lithuania",
          "text": "Lietuvas teritorija",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Lithuania is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic sea",
          "text": "Lietuva ir valsts Baltijas jūras austrumu krastā",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe; official name: Lietuvas Republika)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lithuania",
          "Lithuania#English:_Q37"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lietuvas Republika",
          "Lietuvas Republika#Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lv:Lietuva"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliɛtuva/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/Lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg/Lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lietuva"
}

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