kontinents

== Latvian == === Etymology === Via other European languages, ultimately from Latin continēns (accusative form continēntem), the present participle of the verb continēo (“to contain”) used as a noun. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kontinents m (1st declension) continent (large landmass, completely or almost completely surrounded by seas and oceans) Eiropas, Āzijas kontinents ― European, Asian continent Āfrikas, Amerikas kontinents ― African, American continent atklāt kontinentu ― to discover a continent vecais kontinents ― the old continent (i.e., Eurasia, sometimes Africa) melnais kontinents ― the black continent (i.e., Africa) kontinenta sēklis ― continental shelf pa visiem kontinentiem ― on all continents ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kontinentāls ==== See also ==== The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika == Swedish == === Noun === kontinents indefinite genitive singular of kontinent