EnglishEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت(al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت(al-kūt).

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kjuːˈweɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt
  • enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
  2. Alternative form of Kuwait City, the capital city of Kuwait.

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

CatalanEdit

 
Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived termsEdit

DanishEdit

 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

FinnishEdit

 
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت(al-kuwayt).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑi̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -uwɑit
  • Syllabification(key): Ku‧wait

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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)
possessor singular plural
1st person Kuwaitini Kuwaitimme
2nd person Kuwaitisi Kuwaitinne
3rd person Kuwaitinsa

Derived termsEdit

GermanEdit

 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived termsEdit

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
  • Syllabification: Ku‧wàit

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb
 
A view of the marina in Kuwait.

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت(al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت(al-kūt).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
    Kuwait er et ørkenland
    Kuwait is a desert country
  2. 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

ReferencesEdit

  • Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

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PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.te/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.te]

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived termsEdit

SpanishEdit

 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ait
  • Syllabification: Ku‧wait

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived termsEdit

SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

TatarEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

DeclensionEdit