Korea
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Corea (now rare)
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːə/, [kʰɵˈɹiːə]
- Homophone: career (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper nounEdit
Korea (plural Koreas)
- An ancient country in East Asia. Since World War II, Korea has been divided into two sovereign states, commonly called South Korea and North Korea in the US, or Korea and North Korea in the UK.
- An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
- Informal term for the Korean Peninsula
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
ancient country or both Koreas as a whole
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South Korea — see South Korea
North Korea — see North Korea
See alsoEdit
Names of Korea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea f
DeclensionEdit
Declension
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Korea in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Korea in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea n
DeclensionEdit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Korea |
| Accusative | Korea |
| Dative | Korea |
| Genitive | Korea |
Derived termsEdit
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
Korea
- Korea (ancient country)
- Korea (either of the two current Korean states)
- Korea (Korean peninsula)
Usage notesEdit
- Plural may be used of North and South Korea collectively.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Korea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Korea | Koreat | |
| genitive | Korean | Koreoiden Koreoitten | |
| partitive | Koreaa | Koreoita | |
| illative | Koreaan | Koreoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Korea | Koreat | |
| accusative | nom. | Korea | Koreat |
| gen. | Korean | ||
| genitive | Korean | Koreoiden Koreoitten Koreainrare | |
| partitive | Koreaa | Koreoita | |
| inessive | Koreassa | Koreoissa | |
| elative | Koreasta | Koreoista | |
| illative | Koreaan | Koreoihin | |
| adessive | Korealla | Koreoilla | |
| ablative | Korealta | Koreoilta | |
| allative | Korealle | Koreoille | |
| essive | Koreana | Koreoina | |
| translative | Koreaksi | Koreoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Koreoin | |
| abessive | Koreatta | Koreoitta | |
| comitative | — | Koreoineen | |
SynonymsEdit
- (current state): Etelä-Korea, Pohjois-Korea
- (peninsula): Korean niemimaa
Derived termsEdit
- korea (language)
- korealainen
See alsoEdit
- korea (senses beautiful or chorea)
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea n (genitive Koreas, plural Korea)
Usage notesEdit
- The plural refers to both Südkorea (Republik Korea) and Nordkorea (Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea), and does occur in forms like "die beiden Korea".
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea
- Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)
Related termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea
- Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)
Related termsEdit
- Nord-Korea, Sør-Korea
- korean, koreanar, nordkorean, nordkoreanar, sørkorean, sørkoreanar
- koreansk, nordkoreansk, sørkoreansk
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Korea f
- (historical) Korea (“an ancient country in East Asia”)
- (informal) Korea (“an informal name for the South Korea or North Korea”)
DeclensionEdit
declension of Korea
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- Korea in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- WSJP, hasło Korea