Latvian

Latvijas Armija (2)

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

Synonyms

• (of "armed forces"): bruņotie spēki

See also

• karavīrs
• karš

Lithuanian

Noun

armija f

1. army

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Old French armee, from Proto-Romance *armata, a noun taken from the past participle of Latin armare ‎(“to arm”).

Noun

àrmija f ‎(Cyrillic spelling а̀рмија)

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

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

Declension

Synonyms

• vójska