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English
Etymology
From Xhosa Mandela.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mandela
- A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Xhosa Mandela.
Proper noun
Mandela
- a surname, Mandela
Dutch
Etymology
From Xhosa Mandela.
Proper noun
Mandela
- a surname, Mandela
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mandēla f sg (genitive Mandēlae); first declension
- a small town in the Sabines, near the Digentia
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
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References
- “Mandela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mandela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Mandela”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Xhosa
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mandela
- a surname, Mandela
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