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, Bush, George W., Decision Points, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, OCLC 1089496474, OL 24416755M, 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, 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
Albanian
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/, [es̪ˈt̪o.nja]
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺tonia/, [e̞s̺.t̪o̞.ni.a]
Declension
| Declension of Estonia (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| 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 | — | — |
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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
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
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Estonia |
| Genitive | Estoniae |
| Dative | Estoniae |
| Accusative | Estoniam |
| Ablative | Estoniā |
| Vocative | Estonia |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˈtɔɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲja
- Syllabification: Es‧ton‧ia
Declension
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
| gender f | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | Estonia |
| Gen/Dat | Estoniei |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/ [esˈt̪o.nja]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Es‧to‧nia
Derived terms
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