Uruguay

English

Etymology

Disputed; Guaraní urugua (shellfish) i (water) or uru (kind of bird) gua (from) i (water).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

Derived terms

Translations

See also


Asturian

Proper noun

Uruguay ?

  1. Uruguay (country)
  • uruguayu

Czech

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay

Further reading

  • Uruguay in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Uruguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Uruguay n

  1. Uruguay

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay

Declension

Inflection of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
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
instructive
abessive Uruguaytta
comitative

Derived terms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.ʁy.ɡwe/

Proper noun

Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay

Derived terms

  • Uruaguyen
  • uruaguyen

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)

  1. Uruguay

Derived terms


Italian

Proper noun

Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Flag of Uruguay

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay

Portuguese

Proper noun

Uruguay m

  1. Obsolete spelling of Uruguai

Spanish

Etymology

Disputed; Guaraní urugua (shellfish) i (water) or uru (kind of bird) gua (from) i (water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai/, [uɾuˈɣwai̯]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay
  2. Uruguay River

Derived terms


Swedish

Proper noun

Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)

  1. Uruguay

Turkish

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay

Derived terms


Venetian

Proper noun

Uruguay

  1. Uruguay
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