Estonia
/esˈtonja/feminine
Estonia is the Spanish name for Estonia.
Estonia is the name of the country located in northeastern Europe.
Meaning: country in northeastern Europe (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/esˈtonja/
Did you know?
- When writing about the country in a formal text, the word 'Estonia' never requires a definite article like 'el' or 'la', unlike some other Spanish geographical names such as 'el Japón'.
- In Spanish, the name Estonia is used for both the country and the nationality when referring to a woman, but the adjective for the language is estonio.
- While the country is 'Estonia', if you were to describe a person's nationality as a general group, you would use the masculine plural 'estonios' even if the group is composed entirely of women.
Examples in context
- Tallin es la capital de Estonia.Tallinn is the capital of Estonia.This sentence identifies the capital of Estonia.Tatoeba #1279822 by marcelostockle, translation #1201678 by CN
- Estonia tiene su propio himno nacional.Estonia has its own national anthem.This sentence mentions that Estonia has a national anthem.Tatoeba #1622042 by teskmon, translation #719181 by Eldad
- Vamos a viajar a Estonia el próximo mes.We're going to travel to Estonia next month.This sentence describes a plan to travel to Estonia.Tatoeba #1297047 by marcelostockle, translation #1224131 by Ketutar
- Estoy planeando un viaje a Estonia el próximo verano.I'm planning a trip to Estonia next summer.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are looking at a map of Europe.
- Javier¿Qué país es este, Elena?Which country is this, Elena?
- ElenaEs Estonia, está cerca de Finlandia.It is Estonia, it is near Finland.
- Javier¡Qué interesante! Quiero ir a Estonia.How interesting! I want to go to Estonia.
- ElenaYo también, Javier, sería un viaje genial.Me too, Javier, it would be a great trip.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “estonia” translations and entries Estonia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.