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語源

Lītuānī (“Lithuanians”) +‎ -ia, from Proto-Slavic *litъva, ultimately from Baltic. First known attestation of the root in Latin is in 1009 as Litua. The h-variants may be influenced by German, where the name formerly appeared also as Lithauen and Litthauen.

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [liː.tuˈaː.ni.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [li.tuˈaː.ni.a]

固有名詞

Lītuānia f sg (genitive Lītuāniae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)

   Synonym: Lītua

語形変化

First-declension noun, singular only.

参考

参照

• Everett-Heath, John (2017): The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names