Sahara
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, “deserts”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈhɑːɹə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /səˈhɑɹə/, /səˈhɛɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɹə, -ɛəɹə
Proper nounEdit
the Sahara
- A desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.
- Synonym: Zaara
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CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara f (related adjective saharský)
- Sahara (desert)
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
The area was named after the desert because its construction necessitated the use of a lot of sand to build up a foundation.
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Sahara n
- Sahara
- A neighbourhood of Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara m
- Sahara
- Synonym: désert du Sahara
- Holonym: Afrique
- Hypernym: désert
- Meronyms: désert de Libye, désert Libyque
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GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, “deserts”).
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die Sahara f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Sahara)
- Sahara (a desert in North Africa)
- Synonym: Saharawüste
Usage notesEdit
- Sahara is feminine and takes the definite article die; compare English "the Sahara".
- Very occasionally, Sahara occurs without a definite article; in such cases a genitive Saharas may occur. In such usages, the gender is unclear.
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ItalianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara m
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Sahara in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
LatinEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahāra f sg (genitive Sahārae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sahāra |
Genitive | Sahārae |
Dative | Sahārae |
Accusative | Sahāram |
Ablative | Sahārā |
Vocative | Sahāra |
Locative | Sahārae |
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara f
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PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara m
- Obsolete form of Saara.
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sàhara f (Cyrillic spelling Са̀хара)
DeclensionEdit
singular | |
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nominative | Sahara |
genitive | Sahare |
dative | Sahari |
accusative | Saharu |
vocative | Saharo |
locative | Sahari |
instrumental | Saharom |
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sahara m
- Sahara (desert)
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SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā).
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Sahara
- Sahara (desert)