armija

See also: armijā

Latvian

Latvijas Armija (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from French armée (adapted to Latvian patterns: +‎ -ija), from Middle French armee, ultimately a borrowing through Anglo-Norman of Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾmija]

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Noun

armija f (4th declension)

1. a country's armed forces (army, navy, and air force)

   aiziet armijā ― to go to the armed forces

   iesaukt armijā ― to enlist in the armed forces

   dienēt armijā ― to serve in the armed forces

   atbrīvotāja armija ― liberation army

   armijas disciplīna ― military (lit. armed forces) discipline

   armijas formas tērps ― military (lit .armed forces) uniform

   demobilizēties no armijas ― to be discharged from the armed forces

   aktīvā armija ― active armed forces

   karam uznākot, jaunākais brālis iestājās armijā ― when war broke out, the younger brother joined the armed forces

2. army (branch of the armed forces that operates on dry land)

   Latvijas Armija ― the Latvian Army

   armija un flote ― the army and the navy

   slavens ir tas kauju ceļš, ko savas pastāvēšanas gados nogājusi Padomju Armija ― famous is the battle path that the Soviet Army followed in the years of its existence

3. army (a large tactical contingent consisting, e.g., of several divisions)

   tanku armija ― tank army

   armijas komandieris ― army commander

   armijas štābs ― army staff

   astotā armija bija jau novembrī ieņēmusi visas galvenās Karpatu pārejas ― by november, the Eighth Army had already taken all the main Carpathian passages

4. (figuratively) army (a large group of people with a common goal, a common feature)

   šī milzīgā bezdarba armija ― this huge army of unemployed (people)

   blakus celtnieku armijai ar labu vārdu pieminam arī arhitektus ― along with the army of builders, we also give a favorable mention to the architects

Declension

Declension of armija (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	armija	armijas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	armiju	armijas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	armijas	armiju
dative (datīvs)	armijai	armijām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	armiju	armijām
locative (lokatīvs)	armijā	armijās
vocative (vokatīvs)	armija	armijas

Synonyms

• (of "armed forces"): bruņotie spēki

See also

• karavīrs
• karš

Lithuanian

Etymology

From French armée, from Middle French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

Noun

ármija f (plural ármijos) stress pattern 1

1. army

   Synonym: kariuomenė

Usage notes

• kariuomenė is the official term used by the Lithuanian army (Lietuvos kariuomenė) and government.

Declension

Declension of ármija

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ármija	ármijos
genitive (kilmininkas)	ármijos	ármijų
dative (naudininkas)	ármijai	ármijoms
accusative (galininkas)	ármiją	ármijas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	ármija	ármijomis
locative (vietininkas)	ármijoje	ármijose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	ármija	ármijos

Further reading

• “armija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “armija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎrmija/
• Hyphenation: a‧rmi‧ja
• Rhymes: -ija

Noun

àrmija f (Cyrillic spelling а̀рмија)

1. (military) army, military

   Synonym: vójska

2. (figuratively) multitude, a large number of people

   Armija školaraca je marširala ulicom. ― An army of students was marching down the street.

Declension

Declension of armija

	singular	plural
nominative	armija	armije
genitive	armije	armija
dative	armiji	armijama
accusative	armiju	armije
vocative	armijo	armije
locative	armiji	armijama
instrumental	armijom	armijama

Further reading

• “armija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024