Амазония
Russian
Etymology
From Spanish Río Amazonas (“Amazon River”) + -ия (-ija), said to have been named by Francisco de Orellana, early explorer of the river, due to an attack on his party by a mixed group of male and female warriors. See English Amazon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐmɐˈzonʲɪjə]
Proper noun
Амазо́ния • (Amazónija) f inan (genitive Амазо́нии, related adjective амазо́нский)
- the Amazon basin (a geographic region in South America, drained by the Amazon river)
Declension
Declension of Амазо́ния (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Амазо́ния Amazónija |
| genitive | Амазо́нии Amazónii |
| dative | Амазо́нии Amazónii |
| accusative | Амазо́нию Amazóniju |
| instrumental | Амазо́нией, Амазо́ниею Amazónijej, Amazónijeju |
| prepositional | Амазо́нии Amazónii |
Derived terms
- Амазо́нка (Amazónka)
Related terms
- амазо́нка (amazónka)