proper noun · femininefirst declension
Estonia
Estonia f sg (genitive Estoniae)
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularEstonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Estonia | — |
| genitive | Estoniae | — |
| dative | Estoniae | — |
| accusative | Estoniam | — |
| ablative | Estoniā | — |
| vocative | Estonia | — |
Origins
Possibly derived from the tribal name Aestī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD).
In English words that came into English from Estonia
- EstoniaEstonia