Senegal
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Senegal
See also: Sénégal
English
Etymology
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3}. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal
- A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Republic of Senegal
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (relational adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Further reading
- “Senegal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Senegal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Senegal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Senegal.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Senegal | — | |
| genitive | Senegalin | — | |
| partitive | Senegalia | — | |
| illative | Senegaliin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Senegal | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Senegal | — |
| gen. | Senegalin | ||
| genitive | Senegalin | — | |
| partitive | Senegalia | — | |
| inessive | Senegalissa | — | |
| elative | Senegalista | — | |
| illative | Senegaliin | — | |
| adessive | Senegalilla | — | |
| ablative | Senegalilta | — | |
| allative | Senegalille | — | |
| essive | Senegalina | — | |
| translative | Senegaliksi | — | |
| abessive | Senegalitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Gagauz
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals)
Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Senegal
Declension of Senegal
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik (Category: de:Countries in Africa)
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
- Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
References
- ^ Senegal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Senegal
| singular | |
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| nominative | Senegal |
| genitive | Senegalu |
| dative | Senegalowi |
| accusative | Senegal |
| instrumental | Senegalem |
| locative | Senegalu |
| vocative | Senegalu |
Derived terms
nouns
See also
- (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Further reading
- Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sȅnegāl m (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Senegal
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Usage notes
- The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Anagrams
Tatar
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
declension of Senegal
| Nominative | Senegal |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Senegalnıñ |
| Dative | Senegalga |
| Accusative | Senegalnı |
| Locative | Senegalda |
| Ablative | Senegaldan |
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal |
| accusative | Senegal'ı |
| dative | Senegal'a |
| locative | Senegal'da |
| ablative | Senegal'dan |
| genitive | Senegal'ın |
possessive of Senegal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Senegal'ım | Senegallarım / Senegal'larım |
| senin (your) | Senegal'ın | Senegalların / Senegal'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Senegal'ı | Senegalları / Senegal'ları |
| bizim (our) | Senegal'ımız | Senegallarımız / Senegal'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Senegal'ınız | Senegallarınız / Senegal'larınız |
| onların (their) | Senegal'ı / Senegalları / Senegal'ları | Senegalları / Senegal'ları |
See also
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Welsh
Proper noun
Senegal f (not mutable)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
- Senegalaidd (“Senegalese”, adjective)
- Senegaliad (“Senegalese”, noun)
See also
- (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, y Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda (Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN