proper noun · femininefirst declension
Riga
Riga f sg (genitive Rigae)
Meaning
- femininesingularRiga (the capital city of Latvia)
Blokavs Munitio inter Rigam & Dinamunt ad Dwinam condita
Blokaus is a fortification built on the Dvina between Riga and Dünamünde.1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, et Moschouiae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Liuoniae totius cum suis Prouinciis, Ciuitatibus, Castris, et Commendaturis, siue Palatinatibus, etc. Succincta descriptio [A succinct description of the whole of Livonia, with its provinces, cities, castles, and commanderies or palatinates, etc.], folio 3r:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Riga | — |
| genitive | Rigae | — |
| dative | Rigae | — |
| accusative | Rigam | — |
| ablative | Rigā | — |
| vocative | Riga | — |
Origins
From Latvian Rīga.