Nīderlande
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See also: Nīderlandē
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Niederlande (“the Netherlands”) (note the vowel ī in the initial syllable, unlike the e found in English Netherlands and in Dutch Nederland).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nīderlande f (5th declension)
- Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
- Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
- Nīderlandes karogs ― the flag of the Netherlands
- Nīderlandes karaliene ― the queen of the Netherlands
- Nīderlande ir konstitucionālā monarhija ar parlamentu ― the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament
Usage notes[edit]
The name of the Netherlands in Latvian is Nīderlande, but, as in many languages, the term Holande is very often used as the name of the whole country, even though it should in principle only apply to the region of the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland (in Latvian, Ziemeļholande and Dienvidholande).
Declension[edit]
Declension of Nīderlande (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Nīderlande | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Nīderlandi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Nīderlandes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Nīderlandei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Nīderlandi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Nīderlandē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Nīderlande | — |