Estonia
English
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
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtəʊ.ni.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtoʊ.ni.ə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊniə
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
- Estonian
- Estonian SSR
Translations
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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
Anagrams
- Osetian, anetiso, anteiso-, astonie
Albanian
Proper noun
Estonia
- definite nominative singular of Estoni
Aragonese
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/, [es̪ˈt̪o.nja]
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺tonia/, [e̞s̺.t̪o̞.ni.a]
Proper noun
Estonia inan
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Declension
Declension of Estonia (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
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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 | — | — |
Derived terms
- estoniar
- estoniera
Breton
Proper noun
Estonia ?
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Galician
Alternative forms
- Estónia (reintegrationist)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Derived terms
- estoniano
Ido
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
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
Ilocano
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonia̯/
- Rhymes: -nia̯, -ia̯, -a
- Hyphenation: És‧to‧nia
Proper noun
Éstonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Adjective
Éstonia
- Estonian
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Эстония (Estonija).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠tŏ̞ˌniɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈestoniɑ/, [ˈe̞ʃto̞ˌniɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Hyphenation: es‧to‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Declension
Declension of Estonia (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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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
Interlingua
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈstɔ.nja/
- Rhymes: -ɔnja
- Hyphenation: E‧stò‧nia
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Related terms
- estone
Anagrams
- aonesti, atesino, esitano, noiaste, onestai, osteina, soniate
Latin
Alternative forms
- Aestonia, Esthonia, Aesthonia, Estlandia, Estia
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, 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 |
Related terms
- estonicus
Luhya
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Luo
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˈtɔɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲja
- Syllabification: Es‧ton‧ia
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Eastern Europe)
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Estonia |
genitive | Estonii |
dative | Estonii |
accusative | Estonię |
instrumental | Estonią |
locative | Estonii |
vocative | Estonio |
Derived terms
- estoński
- Estonka
- Estończyk
Further reading
- Estonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Estonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Declension
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Estonia |
Gen/Dat | Estoniei |
Sicilian
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtonja/ [esˈt̪o.nja]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Es‧to‧nia
Proper noun
Estonia f
- Estonia (a country in Europe)
Derived terms
- estoniano
Related terms
- estonio
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Estonia
- Estonia (a country in Europe)