vuvuzela

See also: Vuvuzela

English

A crowd blowing vuvuzelas.

Etymology

From Zulu vuvuzela (to make a vu vu noise), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ or /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/
  • (US) /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/

Noun

vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelas)

  1. A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
    • 2006, Weekend Argus July 15
      When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.

Synonyms

  • (trumpet-shaped horn): stadium horn, stadium trumpet

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Translations


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed shortly before the South African world cup from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vu.vuˈzeː.laː/, [vu.vuˈzeː.la(ː)]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

Noun

vuvuzela m (plural vuvuzela's, diminutive vuvuzelaatje n)

  1. vuvuzela [from 2009]

Finnish

Noun

vuvuzela

  1. vuvuzela

Declension

Inflection of vuvuzela (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative vuvuzela vuvuzelat
genitive vuvuzelan vuvuzeloiden
vuvuzeloitten
vuvuzelojen
partitive vuvuzelaa vuvuzeloita
vuvuzeloja
illative vuvuzelaan vuvuzeloihin
singular plural
nominative vuvuzela vuvuzelat
accusative nom. vuvuzela vuvuzelat
gen. vuvuzelan
genitive vuvuzelan vuvuzeloiden
vuvuzeloitten
vuvuzelojen
vuvuzelainrare
partitive vuvuzelaa vuvuzeloita
vuvuzeloja
inessive vuvuzelassa vuvuzeloissa
elative vuvuzelasta vuvuzeloista
illative vuvuzelaan vuvuzeloihin
adessive vuvuzelalla vuvuzeloilla
ablative vuvuzelalta vuvuzeloilta
allative vuvuzelalle vuvuzeloille
essive vuvuzelana vuvuzeloina
translative vuvuzelaksi vuvuzeloiksi
instructive vuvuzeloin
abessive vuvuzelatta vuvuzeloitta
comitative vuvuzeloineen

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vu.vu.ze.la/

Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)

  1. vuvuzela

Further reading


Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvuvuzɛlɒ]
  • Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

Noun

vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelák)

  1. vuvuzela

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative vuvuzela vuvuzelák
accusative vuvuzelát vuvuzelákat
dative vuvuzelának vuvuzeláknak
instrumental vuvuzelával vuvuzelákkal
causal-final vuvuzeláért vuvuzelákért
translative vuvuzelává vuvuzelákká
terminative vuvuzeláig vuvuzelákig
essive-formal vuvuzelaként vuvuzelákként
essive-modal
inessive vuvuzelában vuvuzelákban
superessive vuvuzelán vuvuzelákon
adessive vuvuzelánál vuvuzeláknál
illative vuvuzelába vuvuzelákba
sublative vuvuzelára vuvuzelákra
allative vuvuzelához vuvuzelákhoz
elative vuvuzelából vuvuzelákból
delative vuvuzeláról vuvuzelákról
ablative vuvuzelától vuvuzeláktól
Possessive forms of vuvuzela
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. vuvuzelám vuvuzeláim
2nd person sing. vuvuzelád vuvuzeláid
3rd person sing. vuvuzelája vuvuzelái
1st person plural vuvuzelánk vuvuzeláink
2nd person plural vuvuzelátok vuvuzeláitok
3rd person plural vuvuzelájuk vuvuzeláik

Italian

Noun

vuvuzela f (invariable)

  1. vuvuzela

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vuvuˈzɛla/

Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)

  1. vuvuzela

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋuʋuzêla/

Noun

vuvuzȅla f (Cyrillic spelling вувузе̏ла)

  1. vuvuzela

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋu.ʋu.ze.ɫa/

Noun

vuvuzela f (genitive singular vuvuzely, nominative plural vuvuzely, declension pattern of žena)

  1. vuvuzela

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

From Zulu vuvuzela (to make a vu vu noise), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /bubuˈθela/, [buβuˈθela]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /bubuˈsela/, [buβuˈsela]

Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)

  1. vuvuzela

Swedish

Noun

vuvuzela c

  1. vuvuzela

Declension

Declension of vuvuzela 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vuvuzela vuvuzelan vuvuzelor vuvuzelorna
Genitive vuvuzelas vuvuzelans vuvuzelors vuvuzelornas

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vuvuˈzɛɫɑ]

Noun

vuvuzela (definite accusative vuvuzelayı, plural vuvuzelalar)

  1. vuvuzela

Declension

Inflection
Nominative vuvuzela
Definite accusative vuvuzelayı
Singular Plural
Nominative vuvuzela vuvuzelalar
Definite accusative vuvuzelayı vuvuzelaları
Dative vuvuzelaya vuvuzelalara
Locative vuvuzelada vuvuzelalarda
Ablative vuvuzeladan vuvuzelalardan
Genitive vuvuzelanın vuvuzelaların
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