kontinents

See also: Kontinents

Latvian

Kontinenti

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately from Latin continēns (accusative form continēntem), the present participle of the verb continēo (to contain) used as a noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kontinents m (1st declension)

  1. continent (large landmass, completely or almost completely surrounded by seas and oceans)
    Eiropas, Āzijas kontinentsEuropean, Asian continent
    Āfrikas, Amerikas kontinentsAfrican, American continent
    atklāt kontinentuto discover a continent
    vecais kontinentsthe old continent (i.e., Eurasia, sometimes Africa)
    melnais kontinentsthe black continent (i.e., Africa)
    kontinenta sēkliscontinental shelf
    pa visiem kontinentiemon all continents

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Swedish

Noun

kontinents

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kontinent
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