Botswana

See also: botswana

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɒtˈswɑːnə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. A country in Southern Africa
    1. Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
    2. The Republic of Botswana, since 1966

HolonymsEdit

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

 
Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

BretonEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

CatalanEdit

 
Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana f

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Derived termsEdit

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana f

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Botswana in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Botswana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɔtsˈʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔtˈsʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔˈtsʋaː.naː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na

Proper nounEdit

Botswana n

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa) [from 1960s]

Derived termsEdit

EstonianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

FinnishEdit

 
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

EtymologyEdit

From Tswana Botswana.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbotswɑnɑ/, [ˈbo̞ts̠wɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -otswɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Bots‧wa‧na

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of Botswana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Botswana
genitive Botswanan
partitive Botswanaa
illative Botswanaan
singular plural
nominative Botswana
accusative nom. Botswana
gen. Botswanan
genitive Botswanan
partitive Botswanaa
inessive Botswanassa
elative Botswanasta
illative Botswanaan
adessive Botswanalla
ablative Botswanalta
allative Botswanalle
essive Botswanana
translative Botswanaksi
instructive
abessive Botswanatta
comitative
Possessive forms of Botswana (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person Botswanani Botswanamme
2nd person Botswanasi Botswananne
3rd person Botswanansa

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana m

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bɔtsˈvaːna/, /boˈtsvaːna/
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Botswana n (proper noun, strong, genitive Botswanas)

  1. Botswana

HungarianEdit

 
Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbot͡svaːnɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
  • Rhymes: -nɒ

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Botswana
accusative Botswanát
dative Botswanának
instrumental Botswanával
causal-final Botswanáért
translative Botswanává
terminative Botswanáig
essive-formal Botswanaként
essive-modal
inessive Botswanában
superessive Botswanán
adessive Botswanánál
illative Botswanába
sublative Botswanára
allative Botswanához
elative Botswanából
delative Botswanáról
ablative Botswanától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Botswanáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Botswanáéi
Possessive forms of Botswana
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Botswanám
2nd person sing. Botswanád
3rd person sing. Botswanája
1st person plural Botswanánk
2nd person plural Botswanátok
3rd person plural Botswanájuk

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InterlinguaEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper nounEdit

Botswana m

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Derived termsEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Related termsEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Related termsEdit

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bɔt͡sˈfa.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: Bots‧wa‧na

Proper nounEdit

Botswana f

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjective
nouns

Further readingEdit

  • Botswana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Botswana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

ScotsEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

SlovakEdit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Proper nounEdit

Botswana f (genitive singular Botswany, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

ReferencesEdit

  • Botswana in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SpanishEdit

 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /botˈswana/ [bot̪ˈswa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana

Proper nounEdit

Botswana f

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

SwahiliEdit

 
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

See alsoEdit

SwedishEdit

 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

EtymologyEdit

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana.

Proper nounEdit

Botswana n (genitive Botswanas)

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

Related termsEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish Botswana.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
  • IPA(key): /botsˈwana/, [botsˈwa.nɐ]

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

TswanaEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa)

ZuluEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɓôːt͡sʼʷaːna/

Proper nounEdit

Botswana

  1. Botswana (a country in Africa).