Paraguay

See also: paraguay

English

Etymology

Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (Pajagua tribe) i (water) or para (river) guái (crown) or para (river) gua (from) y (water).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. A country in South America; the Republic of Paraguay.

Derived terms

Translations

See also


Czech

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Paraguay

Further reading

  • Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay n

  1. Paraguay

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯]

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay

Declension

Inflection of Paraguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative Paraguay
genitive Paraguayn
partitive Paraguayta
illative Paraguayhin
singular plural
nominative Paraguay
accusative nom. Paraguay
gen. Paraguayn
genitive Paraguayn
partitive Paraguayta
inessive Paraguayssa
elative Paraguaysta
illative Paraguayhin
adessive Paraguaylla
ablative Paraguaylta
allative Paraguaylle
essive Paraguayna
translative Paraguayksi
instructive
abessive Paraguaytta
comitative

Derived terms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Paraguay

Derived terms


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʁaɡwaɪ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)

  1. Paraguay

Derived terms


Italian

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Paraguay

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Flag of Paraguay

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay

Spanish

Etymology

From Guaraní Paraguay, formed either from pará (sea) + gúa (bordering) or from paraguã (crown of feathers) + y (river).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾaˈɡwai/, [paɾaˈɣwai̯]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay f

  1. Paraguay
  2. Paraguay River

Derived terms


Swedish

Proper noun

Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)

  1. Paraguay
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