Африка

See also: Афрыка

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈafrikɐ]

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Proper noun

А́фрика • (Áfrika) f (relational adjective африка́нски)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Declension

Declension of А́фрика

	singular
indefinite	А́фрика Áfrika
definite	—

Derived terms

• африка́нец (afrikánec), африка́нка (afrikánka)

References

• “Африка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “Африка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Karaim

Proper noun

Африка • (Afrika)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “Африка”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	افريكا
Cyrillic	Африка
Latin	Afrika

Etymology

From Russian А́фрика (Áfrika), from Latin Āfrica.

Proper noun

Африка • (Afrika)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

See also

continents: құрлықтар (qūrlyqtar)edit

• Азия (Aziä)
• Антарктида (Antarktida)
• Африка (Afrika)
• Еуропа (Europa)
• Океания (Okeaniä)
• Оңтүстік Америка (Oñtüstık Amerika)
• Солтүстік Америка (Soltüstık Amerika)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian А́фрика (Áfrika), from Latin Āfrica.

Proper noun

Африка • (Afrika) (Arabic spelling افرئقا)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

Declension

Declension of Африка (sg-only)

	singular (жекелик)
nominative (атооч)	Африка Afrika
genitive (илик)	Африканын Afrikanın
dative (барыш)	Африкага Afrikaga
accusative (табыш)	Африканы Afrikanı
locative (жатыш)	Африкада Afrikada
ablative (чыгыш)	Африкадан Afrikadan
possessive forms
	first-person singular (менин)
nominative	Африкам Afrikam
genitive	Африкамдын Afrikamdın
dative	Африкама Afrikama
accusative	Африкамды Afrikamdı
locative	Африкамда Afrikamda
ablative	Африкамдан Afrikamdan
	second-person singular informal (сенин)
nominative	Африкаң Afrikaŋ
genitive	Африкаңдын Afrikaŋdın
dative	Африкаңа Afrikaŋa
accusative	Африкаңды Afrikaŋdı
locative	Африкаңда Afrikaŋda
ablative	Африкаңдан Afrikaŋdan
	second-person singular formal (сиздин)
nominative	Африкаңыз Afrikaŋız
genitive	Африкаңыздын Afrikaŋızdın
dative	Африкаңызга Afrikaŋızga
accusative	Африкаңызды Afrikaŋızdı
locative	Африкаңызда Afrikaŋızda
ablative	Африкаңыздан Afrikaŋızdan

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈafrika]

Proper noun

Африка • (Afrika) f (relational adjective африкански)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈafrʲɪkə]

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Proper noun

А́фрика • (Áfrika) f inan (genitive А́фрики, relational adjective африка́нский)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Declension

Declension of А́фрика (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	А́фрика Áfrika
genitive	А́фрики Áfriki
dative	А́фрике Áfrike
accusative	А́фрику Áfriku
instrumental	А́фрикой, А́фрикою Áfrikoj, Áfrikoju
prepositional	А́фрике Áfrike

Pre-reform declension of А́фрика (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	А́фрика Áfrika
genitive	А́фрики Áfriki
dative	А́фрикѣ Áfrikě
accusative	А́фрику Áfriku
instrumental	А́фрикой, А́фрикою Áfrikoj, Áfrikoju
prepositional	А́фрикѣ Áfrikě

Derived terms

• африка́нец (afrikánec), африка́нка (afrikánka)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: Afrikka
• → Kyrgyz: Африка (Afrika)

See also

continents: контине́нты (kontinénty)edit

• А́зия (Ázija)
• Аме́рика (Amérika)
  • Се́верная Аме́рика (Sévernaja Amérika)
  • Ю́жная Аме́рика (Júžnaja Amérika)
• Антаркти́да (Antarktída)
• А́фрика (Áfrika)
• Евро́па (Jevrópa)
• Океа́ния (Okeánija)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Āfrica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎfrika/
• Hyphenation: А‧фри‧ка

Proper noun

А̀фрика f (Latin spelling Àfrika)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Declension

Declension of Африка

	singular
nominative	Африка
genitive	Африке
dative	Африци
accusative	Африку
vocative	Африко
locative	Африци
instrumental	Африком

References

• “Африка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈafrekɐ]

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Proper noun

А́фрика • (Áfryka) f inan (genitive А́фрики, uncountable, relational adjective африка́нський)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Declension

Declension of А́фрика
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	А́фрика Áfryka
genitive	А́фрики Áfryky
dative	А́фриці Áfryci
accusative	А́фрику Áfryku
instrumental	А́фрикою Áfrykoju
locative	А́фриці Áfryci
vocative	А́фрико Áfryko

Derived terms

• африка́нець (afrykánecʹ), африка́нка (afrykánka)

See also

continents: контине́нти (kontynénty)edit

• А́зія (Ázija)
• Аме́рика (Améryka)
  • Півде́нна Аме́рика (Pivdénna Améryka)
  • Півні́чна Аме́рика (Pivníčna Améryka)
• Антаркти́да (Antarktýda)
• А́фрика (Áfryka)
• Євро́па (Jevrópa)
• Океа́нія (Okeánija)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “Африка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “Африка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)