Algeria

See also: algerià, Algéria, and Algèria

English

Etymology

Modified from French Algérie, from the French Alger (“Algiers”) +‎ -ie, from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير‎ (al-dzayir), from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”) (with elision of the first vowel), plural of جَزِيرَة‎ (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ælˈdʒɪəɹi.ə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. A country in North Africa
    1. (historical) Ottoman Algeria, also the regency of Algiers or al-Jazā’ir in Arabic, from 1515 to 1830
    2. (historical) French or Colonial Algeria, from 1830 to 1962
    3. The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, since 1962

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

  1. Stephan Guth, editor (2013–2023), “ǧazar‑ جَزَرَ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Arabic‎, University of Oslo, Bibliotheca Polyglotta, retrieved 30 July 2019.

Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From French Algérie. Compare English Algeria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɡeriɑ/, [ˈɑlɡe̞ˌriɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Al‧ge‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Algeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Algeria —
genitive Algerian —
partitive Algeriaa —
illative Algeriaan —
singular plural
nominative Algeria —
accusative nom. Algeria —
gen. Algerian
genitive Algerian —
partitive Algeriaa —
inessive Algeriassa —
elative Algeriasta —
illative Algeriaan —
adessive Algerialla —
ablative Algerialta —
allative Algerialle —
essive Algeriana —
translative Algeriaksi —
instructive — —
abessive Algeriatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Algeria (type kulkija)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Algeriani —
accusative nom. Algeriani —
gen. Algeriani
genitive Algeriani —
partitive Algeriaani —
inessive Algeriassani —
elative Algeriastani —
illative Algeriaani —
adessive Algeriallani —
ablative Algerialtani —
allative Algerialleni —
essive Algerianani —
translative Algeriakseni —
instructive — —
abessive Algeriattani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Algeriasi —
accusative nom. Algeriasi —
gen. Algeriasi
genitive Algeriasi —
partitive Algeriaasi —
inessive Algeriassasi —
elative Algeriastasi —
illative Algeriaasi —
adessive Algeriallasi —
ablative Algerialtasi —
allative Algeriallesi —
essive Algerianasi —
translative Algeriaksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Algeriattasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Algeriamme —
accusative nom. Algeriamme —
gen. Algeriamme
genitive Algeriamme —
partitive Algeriaamme —
inessive Algeriassamme —
elative Algeriastamme —
illative Algeriaamme —
adessive Algeriallamme —
ablative Algerialtamme —
allative Algeriallemme —
essive Algerianamme —
translative Algeriaksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Algeriattamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Algerianne —
accusative nom. Algerianne —
gen. Algerianne
genitive Algerianne —
partitive Algeriaanne —
inessive Algeriassanne —
elative Algeriastanne —
illative Algeriaanne —
adessive Algeriallanne —
ablative Algerialtanne —
allative Algeriallenne —
essive Algeriananne —
translative Algeriaksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Algeriattanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Algeriansa —
accusative nom. Algeriansa —
gen. Algeriansa
genitive Algeriansa —
partitive Algeriaansa —
inessive Algeriassaan
Algeriassansa
—
elative Algeriastaan
Algeriastansa
—
illative Algeriaansa —
adessive Algeriallaan
Algeriallansa
—
ablative Algerialtaan
Algerialtansa
—
allative Algerialleen
Algeriallensa
—
essive Algerianaan
Algerianansa
—
translative Algeriakseen
Algeriaksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Algeriattaan
Algeriattansa
—
comitative — —

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. partitive singular of Alger

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة‎ (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.d͡ʒeˈri.a/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: Al‧ge‧rì‧a

Proper noun

Algeria f

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Swahili

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

See also

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