Uruguay
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English
Etymology
Disputed; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) y (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay
- A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
Derived terms
Translations
country
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See also
- (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asturian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Related terms
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay.
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay f (related adjective uruguayský, demonym Uruguayec)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Declension
Further reading
- “Uruguay”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Uruguay”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Uruguay”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay n
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Declension
| Inflection of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Uruguay | — | |
| genitive | Uruguayn | — | |
| partitive | Uruguayta | — | |
| illative | Uruguayhin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Uruguay | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Uruguay | — |
| gen. | Uruguayn | ||
| genitive | Uruguayn | — | |
| partitive | Uruguayta | — | |
| inessive | Uruguayssa | — | |
| elative | Uruguaysta | — | |
| illative | Uruguayhin | — | |
| adessive | Uruguaylla | — | |
| ablative | Uruguaylta | — | |
| allative | Uruguaylle | — | |
| essive | Uruguayna | — | |
| translative | Uruguayksi | — | |
| abessive | Uruguaytta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay n (proper noun, genitive Uruguays or (optionally with an article) Uruguay)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Uruguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Uruguay | — |
| accusative | Uruguayt | — |
| dative | Uruguaynak | — |
| instrumental | Uruguayjal | — |
| causal-final | Uruguayért | — |
| translative | Uruguayjá | — |
| terminative | Uruguayig | — |
| essive-formal | Uruguayként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Uruguayban | — |
| superessive | Uruguayon | — |
| adessive | Uruguaynál | — |
| illative | Uruguayba | — |
| sublative | Uruguayra | — |
| allative | Uruguayhoz | — |
| elative | Uruguayból | — |
| delative | Uruguayról | — |
| ablative | Uruguaytól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Uruguayé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Uruguayéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Uruguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Uruguayom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Uruguayod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Uruguaya | — |
| 1st person plural | Uruguayunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Uruguayotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Uruguayuk | — |
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Uruguay.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Related terms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Uruguay m
Spanish
Etymology
Disputed, either:
- Guaraní urugua y (literally “water shellfish”), from urugua (“shellfish”) + y (“water”); or
- Guaraní uru gua y (literally “type of water bird”) from uru (“type of bird”) + gua (“from”) + y (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai/
Audio (Peru); “Uruguay; capital: Montevideo”: (file) - Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
- Uruguay River (a major river in South America)
Usage notes
- The definite article is optional when referring to Uruguay in Spanish (i.e. el Uruguay).
Derived terms
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Uruguay in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Declension
declension of Uruguay
| singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz) | |
|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | Uruguay |
| accusative (belirtme) | Uruguay'ı |
| dative (yönelme) | Uruguay'a |
| locative (bulunma) | Uruguay'da |
| ablative (çıkma) | Uruguay'dan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | Uruguay'ın |
possessive of Uruguay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Uruguay'm | Uruguaylarım / Uruguay'larım |
| senin (your) | Uruguay'n | Uruguayların / Uruguay'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Uruguay'sı | Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları |
| bizim (our) | Uruguay'mız | Uruguaylarımız / Uruguay'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Uruguay'nız | Uruguaylarınız / Uruguay'larınız |
| onların (their) | Uruguay'sı / Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları | Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları |
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of South America) Güney Amerika ülkesi; Arjantin, Bolivya, Brezilya, Ekvador, Guyana, Kolombiya, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Şili, Uruguay, Venezuela
Venetan
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Uruguay
- Uruguay (a country in South America)