Senegal

See also: Sénégal

English

Senegal

Etymology

Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga, or combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/, /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɑːl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl, -ɑːl

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
  2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛnɛɡal]

Proper noun

Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Further reading

  • Senegal in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Senegal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Senegal in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Senegal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
  • Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
  • Syllabification(key): Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Senegal —
genitive Senegalin —
partitive Senegalia —
illative Senegaliin —
singular plural
nominative Senegal —
accusative nom. Senegal —
gen. Senegalin
genitive Senegalin —
partitive Senegalia —
inessive Senegalissa —
elative Senegalista —
illative Senegaliin —
adessive Senegalilla —
ablative Senegalilta —
allative Senegalille —
essive Senegalina —
translative Senegaliksi —
abessive Senegalitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalini —
accusative nom. Senegalini —
gen. Senegalini
genitive Senegalini —
partitive Senegaliani —
inessive Senegalissani —
elative Senegalistani —
illative Senegaliini —
adessive Senegalillani —
ablative Senegaliltani —
allative Senegalilleni —
essive Senegalinani —
translative Senegalikseni —
abessive Senegalittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalisi —
accusative nom. Senegalisi —
gen. Senegalisi
genitive Senegalisi —
partitive Senegaliasi —
inessive Senegalissasi —
elative Senegalistasi —
illative Senegaliisi —
adessive Senegalillasi —
ablative Senegaliltasi —
allative Senegalillesi —
essive Senegalinasi —
translative Senegaliksesi —
abessive Senegalittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalimme —
accusative nom. Senegalimme —
gen. Senegalimme
genitive Senegalimme —
partitive Senegaliamme —
inessive Senegalissamme —
elative Senegalistamme —
illative Senegaliimme —
adessive Senegalillamme —
ablative Senegaliltamme —
allative Senegalillemme —
essive Senegalinamme —
translative Senegaliksemme —
abessive Senegalittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalinne —
accusative nom. Senegalinne —
gen. Senegalinne
genitive Senegalinne —
partitive Senegalianne —
inessive Senegalissanne —
elative Senegalistanne —
illative Senegaliinne —
adessive Senegalillanne —
ablative Senegaliltanne —
allative Senegalillenne —
essive Senegalinanne —
translative Senegaliksenne —
abessive Senegalittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalinsa —
accusative nom. Senegalinsa —
gen. Senegalinsa
genitive Senegalinsa —
partitive Senegaliaan
Senegaliansa
—
inessive Senegalissaan
Senegalissansa
—
elative Senegalistaan
Senegalistansa
—
illative Senegaliinsa —
adessive Senegalillaan
Senegalillansa
—
ablative Senegaliltaan
Senegaliltansa
—
allative Senegalilleen
Senegalillensa
—
essive Senegalinaan
Senegalinansa
—
translative Senegalikseen
Senegaliksensa
—
abessive Senegalittaan
Senegalittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

Gagauz

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals)
Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)

  1. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
  • Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl

Proper noun

Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

References

  1. Senegal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡal
  • Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • senegalski
nouns

Further reading

  • Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.neˈɡaw/ [se.neˈɡaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]

  • Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sêneɡaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Sȅnegāl m (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Usage notes

  • The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [sɛ.nɛˈɣal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Tatar

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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Turkish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

See also

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