"Riga" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈriːɡa/ Audio: nb-riga.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɡa Etymology: From Latvian Rīga (“Riga”), where the origin is disputed: * Possibly from Livonian ringa (“loop”), referring to the ancient natural harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river. * Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river. * Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija (“threshing barn”), from Livonian rī’, rī’j or from Estonian rehi, both from Proto-Finnic *riihi (“cabin for drying and threshing grain”), from earlier *riŋeše. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|lv|Rīga||Riga}} Latvian Rīga (“Riga”), {{der|nb|liv|ringa||loop}} Livonian ringa (“loop”), {{der|nb|de|-}} German, {{m+|en|-}} English, {{m+|de|-}} German, {{der|nb|liv|rī’}} Livonian rī’, {{der|nb|et|rehi}} Estonian rehi, {{der|nb|urj-fin-pro|*riihi||cabin for drying and threshing grain}} Proto-Finnic *riihi (“cabin for drying and threshing grain”) Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Riga
  1. Riga (the capital city of Latvia) Categories (place): Cities in Latvia, National capitals, Places in Latvia, Riga Derived forms: rigabalsam (english: Riga balm), Rigabukten (english: Gulf of Riga), Rigabukta (english: Gulf of Riga)
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