Kuwait
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Koweit (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /kjuːˈweɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
- enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
- Alternative form of Kuwait City, the capital city of Kuwait.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
country in the Middle East
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See alsoEdit
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived termsEdit
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Kuwait | — | |
genitive | Kuwaitin | — | |
partitive | Kuwaitia | — | |
illative | Kuwaitiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Kuwait | — | |
accusative | nom. | Kuwait | — |
gen. | Kuwaitin | ||
genitive | Kuwaitin | — | |
partitive | Kuwaitia | — | |
inessive | Kuwaitissa | — | |
elative | Kuwaitista | — | |
illative | Kuwaitiin | — | |
adessive | Kuwaitilla | — | |
ablative | Kuwaitilta | — | |
allative | Kuwaitille | — | |
essive | Kuwaitina | — | |
translative | Kuwaitiksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Kuwaititta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Kuwait (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Kuwaitini | Kuwaitimme |
2nd person | Kuwaitisi | Kuwaitinne |
3rd person | Kuwaitinsa |
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived termsEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
- Syllabification: Ku‧wàit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Kuwait er et ørkenland
- Kuwait is a desert country
- Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)
Usage notesEdit
The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Asia) Asias land; Afghanistan, Armenia, Aserbajdsjan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filippinene, De forente arabiske emirater, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kambodsja, Kasakhstan, Kina, Kirgisistan, Kuwait, Kypros, Laos, Libanon, Malaysia, Maldivene, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nord-Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russland, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sør-Korea, Tadsjikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Tyrkia, Usbekistan, Vietnam, Jemen, Øst-Timor
ReferencesEdit
- “Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Related termsEdit
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ait
- Syllabification: Ku‧wait
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived termsEdit
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
TatarEdit
Proper nounEdit
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)