Vatikāns

Latvian

Vatikāns on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

A translation of Italian Città del Vaticano (“Vatican City”), itself translated from Latin Civitas Vaticana, referring to the Vatican Hill (Mons Vaticanus) where the Vatican City is located. The name of the hill is believed to come from Latin vaticinari (“to prophesy”), apparently because there were prophets (vates) in that area. It is also possible, though, that Vaticanus comes from a presumable nearby Etruscan settlement, possibly called Vatica or Vaticum.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Vatikāns f (4th declension)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)
the Vatican; the Holy See
Vatikāna karogs ― the flag of the Vatican

Vatikāna dārzi ― the gardens of the Vatican

Vatikāna radio ― Vatican radio

Vatikāns ir pasaules mazākā valsts ― the Vatican is the world's smallest country

apkārt Vatikānam ir uzbūvēta augsta akmens siena, kas kalpo kā valsts robeža ― around the Vatican a tall stone wall was built that serves as the country's border

Declension

Declension of Vatikāns (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Vatikāns	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Vatikānu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Vatikāna	—
dative (datīvs)	Vatikānam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Vatikānu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Vatikānā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Vatikān	—

Synonyms

Vatikāna Pilsētvalsts

(countries of Europe) Eiropas valstis; Albānija, Andora, Apvienotā Karaliste, Armēnija, Austrija, Azerbaidžāna, Baltkrievija, Beļģija, Bosnija un Hercegovina, Bulgārija, Čehija, Dānija, Francija, Grieķija, Gruzija, Horvātija, Igaunija, Islande/Īslande, Itālija, Īrija, Kazahstāna, Kipra, Krievija, Latvija, Lietuva, Lihtenšteina, Luksemburga, Malta, Melnkalne, Moldova, Monako, Nīderlande, Norvēģija, Polija, Portugāle, Rumānija, Sanmarīno, Serbija, Slovākija, Slovēnija, Somija, Spānija, Šveice, Turcija, Ukraina, Ungārija, Vatikāns, Vācija, Ziemeļmaķedonija, Zviedrija ^{(Category: lv:Countries in Europe)}