Uruguay
English
Etymology
Disputed; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) y (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uruguay
- A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
Derived terms
Translations
country
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuruɡvaj]
Proper noun
Uruguay f (related adjective uruguayský, demonym Uruguayec)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Declension
Declension of Uruguay (sg-only soft feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Uruguay |
| genitive | Uruguaye |
| dative | Uruguayi |
| accusative | Uruguayi |
| vocative | Uruguaye |
| locative | Uruguayi |
| instrumental | Uruguayí |
Danish
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuruɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈuruɡʋɑ̝i̯]
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 | — | ||
| abessive | Uruguaytta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.ʁy.ɡwɛ/, /y.ʁy.ɡwe/
Audio (file)
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Uruguay n (proper noun, genitive Uruguays or (optionally with an article) Uruguay)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Uruguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuruɡvaːj]
- Hyphenation: Uru‧guay
- Rhymes: -aːj
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Uruguay | — |
| accusative | Uruguayt | — |
| dative | Uruguaynak | — |
| instrumental | Uruguayjal | — |
| causal-final | Uruguayért | — |
| translative | Uruguayjá | — |
| terminative | Uruguayig | — |
| essive-formal | Uruguayként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Uruguayban | — |
| superessive | Uruguayon | — |
| adessive | Uruguaynál | — |
| illative | Uruguayba | — |
| sublative | Uruguayra | — |
| allative | Uruguayhoz | — |
| elative | Uruguayból | — |
| delative | Uruguayról | — |
| ablative | Uruguaytól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Uruguayé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Uruguayéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Uruguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Uruguayom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Uruguayod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Uruguaya | — |
| 1st person plural | Uruguayunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Uruguayotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Uruguayuk | — |
Derived terms
- uruguayi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.ruˈɡwaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: U‧ru‧guày
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Flag of Uruguay
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
Disputed, either:
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai/ [u.ɾuˈɣ̞wai̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay
Proper noun
Uruguay m
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
- Uruguay River (a major river in South America)
Usage notes
- The definite article is optional when referring to Uruguay in Spanish (i.e. el Uruguay).
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
declension of Uruguay
possessive of Uruguay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Uruguay'm | Uruguaylarım / Uruguay'larım |
| senin (your) | Uruguay'n | Uruguayların / Uruguay'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Uruguay'sı | Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları |
| bizim (our) | Uruguay'mız | Uruguaylarımız / Uruguay'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Uruguay'nız | Uruguaylarınız / Uruguay'larınız |
| onların (their) | Uruguay'sı / Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları | Uruguayları / Uruguay'ları |
Derived terms
Venetian
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
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