Jelgava

English

Etymology

See etymology at Livonian Jālgab.

Proper noun

Jelgava

  1. A town in central Latvia, the largest town in Semigallia.
    • 2014, Zigmunds Skujins, Flesh-Coloured Dominoes:
      [The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower.

Translations

Latvian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Jelgava f (4th declension)

  1. Jelgava (a city in Latvia)

Declension

Declension of Jelgava (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative Jelgava —
genitive Jelgavas —
dative Jelgavai —
accusative Jelgavu —
instrumental Jelgavu —
locative Jelgavā —
vocative Jelgava —

Derived terms

  • jelgavnieks, jelgavniece

Descendants

  • English: Jelgava
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