Daugavpils

English

Etymology

From Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian Daugava pils (“castle”).

Proper noun

Daugavpils

1. A city in Latvia, on the Daugava River.

Translations

city in Latvia

• Armenian: Դաուգավպիլս (hy) (Daugavpils)
• Belarusian: Да́ўгаўпілс m (Dáŭhaŭpils), Дзвінск m (Dzvinsk), Дзьвінск m (Dzʹvinsk) (Taraškevica orthography)
• Czech: Daugavpils, Dvinohrad
• Danish: Daugavpils
• Estonian: Väinalinn
• Finnish: Daugavpils, Väinänlinna
• German: Dünaburg (de) n, Daugavpils n
• Latgalian: Daugpiļs f
• Latin: Duneburgum n
• Latvian: Daugavpils f
• Lithuanian: Daugpilis f
• Polish: Dyneburg (pl) m, Dźwinów m, Dźwińsk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Daugavpils f
• Russian: Да́угавпилс (ru) m (Dáugavpils), Двинск m (Dvinsk)
• Ukrainian: Двінськ (Dvinsʹk), Даугавпілс (Dauhavpils)
• Yiddish: דענענבורג (denenburg)

Latvian

Daugavpils (Latvijā)

Etymology

From Daugava (“Daugava river”) ‎ pils (“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dàwɡàwpils]

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Proper noun

Daugavpils f (6th declension)

1. Daugavpils (a city in Latvia, on the Daugava River)

   Daugavpils Universitāte ― the University of Daugavpils

   Daugavpils atrodas Latgalē, pie Daugavas ― Daugavpils is situated in Latgale, on the Daugava (river)

Declension

Declension of Daugavpils (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Daugavpils	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Daugavpili	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Daugavpils	—
dative (datīvs)	Daugavpilij	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Daugavpili	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Daugavpilī	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Daugavpils	—

Derived terms

• daugavpilietis, daugavpiliete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latvian Daugavpils.

Proper noun

Daugavpils f

1. Daugavpils (a city in Latvia, on the Daugava River)