Eswatini

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.swɑːˈti.ni/,[1][2] IPA(key): /ɛˈswɑː.ti.ni/[3]
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Proper noun

Eswatini

  1. Swaziland, a country in Southern Africa, officially called the Kingdom of Eswatini.
    • 2020 May 21, Everington, Keoni, “Over 40 Eswatini students duped into skinning chickens in W. Taiwan”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 25 May 2020, Society‎:
      Taiwan's ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Jeremy Liang (梁洪昇), told the paper that he had just been informed of the situation and that "the matter was being looked into." Liang said he had helped the students process their applications to the university and had not been aware of the conditions of the workplace they were to be assigned to.

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References

  1. “Eswatini” (US) / “Eswatini” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
  2. “Eswatini”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. “eSwatini”, in Collins English Dictionary. (using the older British transcription of a final /i/ sound as /ɪ/)

Further reading

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

< Swazi eSwatini

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeswɑtini/, [ˈe̞s̠wɑˌt̪ini]
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Syllabification(key): Es‧wa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

Eswatini

  1. Eswatini (country in southern Africa)

Usage notes

  • The country changed its English name from Swaziland to eSwatini in 2018. In many other languages, including Finnish, the initial "e" is capitalized instead of the "S".

Declension

Inflection of Eswatini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Eswatini —
genitive Eswatinin —
partitive Eswatinia —
illative Eswatiniin —
singular plural
nominative Eswatini —
accusative nom. Eswatini —
gen. Eswatinin
genitive Eswatinin —
partitive Eswatinia —
inessive Eswatinissa —
elative Eswatinista —
illative Eswatiniin —
adessive Eswatinilla —
ablative Eswatinilta —
allative Eswatinille —
essive Eswatinina —
translative Eswatiniksi —
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Eswatini (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinini —
accusative nom. Eswatinini —
gen. Eswatinini
genitive Eswatinini —
partitive Eswatiniani —
inessive Eswatinissani —
elative Eswatinistani —
illative Eswatiniini —
adessive Eswatinillani —
ablative Eswatiniltani —
allative Eswatinilleni —
essive Eswatininani —
translative Eswatinikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinisi —
accusative nom. Eswatinisi —
gen. Eswatinisi
genitive Eswatinisi —
partitive Eswatiniasi —
inessive Eswatinissasi —
elative Eswatinistasi —
illative Eswatiniisi —
adessive Eswatinillasi —
ablative Eswatiniltasi —
allative Eswatinillesi —
essive Eswatininasi —
translative Eswatiniksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinimme —
accusative nom. Eswatinimme —
gen. Eswatinimme
genitive Eswatinimme —
partitive Eswatiniamme —
inessive Eswatinissamme —
elative Eswatinistamme —
illative Eswatiniimme —
adessive Eswatinillamme —
ablative Eswatiniltamme —
allative Eswatinillemme —
essive Eswatininamme —
translative Eswatiniksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatininne —
accusative nom. Eswatininne —
gen. Eswatininne
genitive Eswatininne —
partitive Eswatinianne —
inessive Eswatinissanne —
elative Eswatinistanne —
illative Eswatiniinne —
adessive Eswatinillanne —
ablative Eswatiniltanne —
allative Eswatinillenne —
essive Eswatininanne —
translative Eswatiniksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatininsa —
accusative nom. Eswatininsa —
gen. Eswatininsa
genitive Eswatininsa —
partitive Eswatiniaan
Eswatiniansa
—
inessive Eswatinissaan
Eswatinissansa
—
elative Eswatinistaan
Eswatinistansa
—
illative Eswatiniinsa —
adessive Eswatinillaan
Eswatinillansa
—
ablative Eswatiniltaan
Eswatiniltansa
—
allative Eswatinilleen
Eswatinillensa
—
essive Eswatininaan
Eswatininansa
—
translative Eswatinikseen
Eswatiniksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Eswatinittaan
Eswatinittansa
—
comitative — —

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