Estonia
English
Location of Estonia
Alternative forms
- Esthonia (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia. Other early Latin forms were Estia and Hestia, possibly derived from the tribal name Aestiī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD). Displaced Middle English Ēstland, from Old English Ēstland. Compare also Old Norse Æistland, Icelandic Eistland, German Estland (“Estonia”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Estonia (plural Estonias)
- A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.
- 2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 233:
- “In the late 1930s, the Western democracies hesitated in the face of danger,” Prime Minister Siim Kallas of Estonia, a former Soviet republic, told me. “As a consequence, we fell under dictatorships and many people lost their lives. Action is sometimes necessary.”
Related terms
Translations
country
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
References
Albanian
Aragonese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/
- Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Es‧to‧nia
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/, [es̪ˈt̪o.nja]
- Rhymes: -onja
- Hyphenation: Es‧to‧nia
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺tonia/ [es̺.t̪o.ni.a]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: Es‧to‧ni‧a
Declension
Declension of Estonia (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Estonia |
| ergative | Estoniak |
| dative | Estoniari |
| genitive | Estoniaren |
| comitative | Estoniarekin |
| causative | Estoniarengatik |
| benefactive | Estoniarentzat |
| instrumental | Estoniaz |
| inessive | Estonian |
| locative | Estoniako |
| allative | Estoniara |
| terminative | Estoniaraino |
| directive | Estoniarantz |
| destinative | Estoniarako |
| ablative | Estoniatik |
| partitive | Estoniarik |
| prolative | Estoniatzat |
Further reading
- “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019
Galician
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
Ido
See also
- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonia̯/
- Rhymes: -nia̯, -ia̯, -a
- Hyphenation: És‧to‧nia
See also
- (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan
Further reading
- “Estonia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Estonian kartta.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠tŏ̞ˌniɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/, [ˈe̞ʃto̞ˌniɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Hyphenation: Es‧to‧ni‧a
Declension
| Declension of Estonia (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Estonia | — |
| genitive | Estonian | — |
| partitive | Estoniaa | — |
| illative | Estoniaa | — |
| inessive | Estonias | — |
| elative | Estoniast | — |
| allative | Estonialle | — |
| adessive | Estonial | — |
| ablative | Estonialt | — |
| translative | Estoniaks | — |
| essive | Estonianna, Estoniaan | — |
| exessive1) | Estoniant | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli (1936) P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈstɔ.nja/
- Rhymes: -ɔnja
- Hyphenation: E‧stò‧nia
Related terms
See also
- (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria (Category: it:Countries in Europe)
Latin
Etymology
Possibly derived from the tribal name Aestī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD).
Proper noun
Estonia f sg (genitive Estoniae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Estonia (a country in Europe)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Estonia |
| Genitive | Estoniae |
| Dative | Estoniae |
| Accusative | Estoniam |
| Ablative | Estoniā |
| Vocative | Estonia |
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˈtɔɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲja
- Syllabification: Es‧ton‧ia
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/ [esˈt̪o.nja]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Es‧to‧nia
Derived terms
Related terms
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