Riga

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latvian Rīga, of disputed origin: Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river. Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɹiːɡə/ Rhymes: -iːɡə ==== Proper noun ==== Riga The capital city of Latvia. Alternative form: Rīga ===== Derived terms ===== Rigan ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian Riga and Greek Ρήγα (Ríga). ==== Proper noun ==== Riga (plural Rigas) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Riga is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Riga is most common among White (93.78%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Riga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === ragi, Gair, Ağrı, agri, agri-, gari == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Riga Riga (the capital city of Latvia) == Albanian == === Proper noun === Riga definite nominative singular of Rigë == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɪɡa] === Proper noun === Riga f (relational adjective rižský, demonym Rižan) Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Riga”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Riga”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Riga”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Riga Riga (the capital city of Latvia) == Dutch == === Proper noun === Riga n Riga (the capital city of Latvia) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁi.ɡa/ === Proper noun === Riga ? Riga (the capital city of Latvia) === Anagrams === agir, gira == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Riga n (proper noun, genitive Rigas or (optionally with an article) Riga) Riga (the capital city of Latvia) == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈriɡɒ] Hyphenation: Ri‧ga Rhymes: -ɡɒ === Proper noun === Riga Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== rigai == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈri.ɡa/ Rhymes: -iɡa Hyphenation: Rì‧ga === Proper noun === Riga f Riga (the capital city of Latvia) === Anagrams === Agri, agri, agri-, gira == Latin == === Etymology === From Latvian Rīga. === Proper noun === Riga f sg (genitive Rigae); first declension Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Rigensis == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latvian Rīga (“Riga”), where the origin is disputed: Possibly from Livonian ringa (“loop”), referring to the ancient natural harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river. Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river. Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija (“threshing barn”), from Livonian rī’, rī’j or from Estonian rehi, both from Proto-Finnic *riihi (“cabin for drying and threshing grain”), from earlier *riŋeše. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriːɡa/ Rhymes: -iːɡa Hyphenation: Ri‧ga === Proper noun === Riga Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Derived terms ==== rigabalsam (“Riga balm”) Rigabukten / Rigabukta (“Gulf of Riga”) === References === “Riga” in Store norske leksikon === Anagrams === gira == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ri‧ga === Proper noun === Riga f Riga (the capital city of Latvia) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riːɡa/ Hyphenation: ri‧ga === Proper noun === Rīga f (Cyrillic spelling Рӣга) Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riɡa/, [ˈriɡa] Rhymes: -iɡa Hyphenation: Ri‧ga === Proper noun === Riga f (genitive singular Rigy, declension pattern of žena) Riga (the capital city of Latvia) === References === “Riga”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rìːɡa/ === Proper noun === Ríga f Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Rížan / Rížanka ríški === References === “Riga”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “Riga”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriɡa/ [ˈri.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -iɡa Syllabification: Ri‧ga === Proper noun === Riga ? Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Related terms ==== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Riga n (genitive Rigas) Riga (the capital city of Latvia) === Anagrams === gira == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish ریغا (Riga). === Proper noun === Riga Riga (the capital city of Latvia) ==== Declension ====