Kiribati
See also: kiribatí
English
    
    Etymology
    
From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954).
Pronunciation
    
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/, /ˈkɪrəbæs/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.ɹɨ.bæs/, /kiː.ɹɨˈbæs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɨˈbɑs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɨˈbɑ.ti/
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Proper noun
    
Kiribati
- A country in Oceania. Official name in English: Republic of Kiribati.
- The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
Synonyms
    
- (language): Gilbertese
Related terms
    
Translations
    
Republic of Kiribati
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language — see Gilbertese
See also
    
- South Tarawa
- Countries of the world
Further reading
    
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
    
    
Czech
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈkɪrɪbatɪ]
Proper noun
    
Kiribati n (indeclinable, related adjective kiribatský)
- Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)
Declension
    
- Indeclinable.
Related terms
    
Further reading
    
- Kiribati in Internetová jazyková příručka
Faroese
    
    Etymology
    
From Gilbertese Kiribati, a corruption of English Gilbert, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˌki.ɹiˈpɑː.ti/
Finnish
    
    Etymology
    
From Gilbertese Kiribati.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈkiribɑti/, [ˈkiriˌbɑt̪i]
- Rhymes: -ɑti
- Syllabification(key): Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
Declension
    
| Inflection of Kiribati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kiribati | — | ||
| genitive | Kiribatin | — | ||
| partitive | Kiribatia | — | ||
| illative | Kiribatiin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Kiribati | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Kiribati | — | |
| gen. | Kiribatin | |||
| genitive | Kiribatin | — | ||
| partitive | Kiribatia | — | ||
| inessive | Kiribatissa | — | ||
| elative | Kiribatista | — | ||
| illative | Kiribatiin | — | ||
| adessive | Kiribatilla | — | ||
| ablative | Kiribatilta | — | ||
| allative | Kiribatille | — | ||
| essive | Kiribatina | — | ||
| translative | Kiribatiksi | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Kiribatitta | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ki.ʁi.ba.ti/
Usage notes
    
Although many scholarly resources argue that this is a feminine plural noun, popular usage often refers to this noun in the masculine singular.
German
    
    Pronunciation
    
- Audio - (file) 
Proper noun
    
Kiribati n (proper noun, genitive Kiribatis or (optionally with an article) Kiribati)
- Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)
Declension
    
Derived terms
    
Gilbertese
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from English Gilberts, a shortened name of the Gilbert Islands.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ki.ɾi.bæ.si/
Hungarian
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈkiribɒti]
- Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
- Rhymes: -ti
Declension
    
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Kiribati | — | 
| accusative | Kiribatit | — | 
| dative | Kiribatinak | — | 
| instrumental | Kiribatival | — | 
| causal-final | Kiribatiért | — | 
| translative | Kiribativá | — | 
| terminative | Kiribatiig | — | 
| essive-formal | Kiribatiként | — | 
| essive-modal | — | — | 
| inessive | Kiribatiban | — | 
| superessive | Kiribatin | — | 
| adessive | Kiribatinál | — | 
| illative | Kiribatiba | — | 
| sublative | Kiribatira | — | 
| allative | Kiribatihoz | — | 
| elative | Kiribatiból | — | 
| delative | Kiribatiról | — | 
| ablative | Kiribatitól | — | 
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Kiribatié | — | 
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Kiribatiéi | — | 
| Possessive forms of Kiribati | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions | 
| 1st person sing. | Kiribatim | — | 
| 2nd person sing. | Kiribatid | — | 
| 3rd person sing. | Kiribatija | — | 
| 1st person plural | Kiribatink | — | 
| 2nd person plural | Kiribatitok | — | 
| 3rd person plural | Kiribatijuk | — | 
Derived terms
    
- kiribati (“Kiribatian”)
Italian
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ki.riˈba.ti/[1]
- Rhymes: -ati
- Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧bà‧ti
See also
    
References
    
- Kiribati in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Polish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ki.riˈba.ti/
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -ati
- Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
Derived terms
    
adjective
- kiribatyjski
nouns
- Kiribatyjczyk
- Kiribatyjka
Portuguese
    
    Alternative forms
    
- Quiribati, Quiribáti
Romanian
    
    
Spanish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /kiɾiˈbati/ [ki.ɾiˈβ̞a.t̪i]
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -ati
- Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
Derived terms
    
Turkish
    
    
Declension
    
declension of Kiribati
    Possession of Kiribati
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Kiribati'm | Kiribatilerim / Kiribati'lerim | 
| senin (your) | Kiribati'n | Kiribatilerin / Kiribati'lerin | 
| onun (his/her/its) | Kiribati'si | Kiribatileri / Kiribati'leri | 
| bizim (our) | Kiribati'miz | Kiribatilerimiz / Kiribati'lerimiz | 
| sizin (your) | Kiribati'niz | Kiribatileriniz / Kiribati'leriniz | 
| onların (their) | Kiribati'si / Kiribatileri / Kiribati'leri | Kiribatileri / Kiribati'leri | 
Derived terms
    
- Kiribatili
See also
    
- (countries of Oceania) Okyanusya ülkesi; Avustralya, Cook Adaları, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Adaları, Mikronezya, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua Yeni Gine, Samoa, Solomon Adaları, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yeni Zelanda
Turkmen
    
    
Yoruba
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /kī.ɾī.bá.tì/
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