Kuwait
English
Alternative forms
- Koweit (obsolete)
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
- Alternative form of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.
Related terms
Translations
country in the Middle East
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Catalan
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Danish
Finnish
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑ̝i̯t̪]
- Rhymes: -uwɑit
- Syllabification(key): Ku‧wait
Declension
| Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Kuwait | — | ||
| genitive | Kuwaitin | — | ||
| partitive | Kuwaitia | — | ||
| illative | Kuwaitiin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Kuwait | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Kuwait | — | |
| gen. | Kuwaitin | |||
| genitive | Kuwaitin | — | ||
| partitive | Kuwaitia | — | ||
| inessive | Kuwaitissa | — | ||
| elative | Kuwaitista | — | ||
| illative | Kuwaitiin | — | ||
| adessive | Kuwaitilla | — | ||
| ablative | Kuwaitilta | — | ||
| allative | Kuwaitille | — | ||
| essive | Kuwaitina | — | ||
| translative | Kuwaitiksi | — | ||
| abessive | Kuwaititta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
- Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit
Derived terms
References
- Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian Bokmål
A view of the marina in Kuwait.
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉˈʋaɪt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪt
- Hyphenation: Ku‧wait
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Kuwait er et ørkenland
- Kuwait is a desert country
- Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)
Usage notes
The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asias land; Afghanistan, Armenia, Aserbajdsjan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filippinene, De forente arabiske emirater, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kambodsja, Kasakhstan, Kina, Kirgisistan, Kuwait, Kypros, Laos, Libanon, Malaysia, Maldivene, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nord-Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russland, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sør-Korea, Tadsjikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Tyrkia, Usbekistan, Vietnam, Jemen, Øst-Timor
References
- “Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.te/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ait
- Syllabification: Ku‧wait
Derived terms
Swedish
Tatar
Declension
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