Tuvalu

See also: Túvalú

English

Etymology

From Tuvaluan meaning "eight standing together" in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island was inhabited in 1949. Compare to *walo meaning "eight" in Proto-Austronesian.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /tuːˈvɑː.luː/, /ˈtuː.və.luː/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun

Tuvalu

  1. A country in Oceania.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Tuvalu

  1. Tuvalu

Finnish

Proper noun

Tuvalu

  1. Tuvalu

Declension
Inflection of Tuvalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Tuvalu —
genitive Tuvalun —
partitive Tuvalua —
illative Tuvaluun —
singular plural
nominative Tuvalu —
accusative nom. Tuvalu —
gen. Tuvalun
genitive Tuvalun —
partitive Tuvalua —
inessive Tuvalussa —
elative Tuvalusta —
illative Tuvaluun —
adessive Tuvalulla —
ablative Tuvalulta —
allative Tuvalulle —
essive Tuvaluna —
translative Tuvaluksi —
instructive — —
abessive Tuvalutta —
comitative — —

German

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Tuvalu n (genitive Tuvalus)

  1. Tuvalu

Italian

Proper noun

Tuvalu m

  1. Tuvalu

Norwegian Bokmål
Flag of Tuvalu

Proper noun

Tuvalu

  1. Tuvalu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Tuvalu

  1. Tuvalu

Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuˈva.lu/

Proper noun

Tuvalu n (indeclinable)

  1. Tuvalu

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Tuvalu m

  1. Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Oceania)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuˈbalu/, [t̪uˈβalu]

Proper noun

Tuvalu ?

  1. Tuvalu
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