Tadžikistāna

See also: Tadžikistānā

Latvian

Tadžikistāna (Āzijā)
Tadžikistānas karogs

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston), from Persian تاجیک (tâjik) and ستان (stân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names.

Proper noun

Tadžikistāna f (4th declension)

  1. Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)
    Synonym: Tadžikistānas Republika
    Tadžikitānas karogs ― the flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Tadžikistāna ir viena no mazākajām valstīm Centrālajā Āzijā ― Tajikistan is one of the smallest countries in Central Asia
    Starptautiskais valūtas fonds piekritis piešķirt kredītu Tadžikistānai ― the International Monetary Fund agreed to grant loans to Tajikistan

Declension

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