Azerbajdzjan
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian, as evidenced by the spelling of the word reflecting the transliteration of Russian Азербайджан (Azerbajdžan); the Russian ж (ž) is transliterated as ⟨zj⟩ in Swedish. From Persian آذربایجان (Âzarbâyjân), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ). See English Azerbaijan for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Azerbajdzjan n (genitive Azerbajdzjans)
- Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)
- Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran)
Related terms
[edit]- azerbajdzjansk (“Azerbaijani”, adjective)
- azerisk (“Azerbaijani”, adjective)
- azer c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjan c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjanier c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerier c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjanska c (“Azerbaijani female; Azerbaijani language”)
- azeriska c (“Azerbaijani female; Azerbaijani language”)
References
[edit]- Azerbajdzjan in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
- Aserbejdjan in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1876)
Categories:
- Swedish terms borrowed from Russian
- Swedish terms derived from Russian
- Swedish transliterations of Russian terms
- Swedish terms derived from Persian
- Swedish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/anː
- Rhymes:Swedish/anː/4 syllables
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish terms spelled with Z
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Azerbaijan
- sv:Countries in Asia
- sv:Countries
- sv:Countries in Europe
- sv:Places in Iran