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/
  • (file)
    ,
    (file)

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. A country in Oceania. Official name in English: Republic of Kiribati.
  2. The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Synonyms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kiribati.

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪrɪbatɪ]

Proper noun

Kiribati n (indeclinable, related adjective kiribatský)

  1. Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)

Declension

  • Indeclinable.

Further reading

  • Kiribati in Internetová jazyková příručka

Estonian

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati (a country)
  2. Kiribati (an island)

Faroese

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, a corruption of English Gilbert, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌki.ɹiˈpɑː.ti/

Proper noun

Kiribati n

  1. Kiribati

Finnish

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiribɑti/, [ˈkiriˌbɑt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑti
  • Syllabification(key): Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati

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.
Possessive forms of Kiribati (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiribatini —
accusative nom. Kiribatini —
gen. Kiribatini
genitive Kiribatini —
partitive Kiribatiani —
inessive Kiribatissani —
elative Kiribatistani —
illative Kiribatiini —
adessive Kiribatillani —
ablative Kiribatiltani —
allative Kiribatilleni —
essive Kiribatinani —
translative Kiribatikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Kiribatittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiribatisi —
accusative nom. Kiribatisi —
gen. Kiribatisi
genitive Kiribatisi —
partitive Kiribatiasi —
inessive Kiribatissasi —
elative Kiribatistasi —
illative Kiribatiisi —
adessive Kiribatillasi —
ablative Kiribatiltasi —
allative Kiribatillesi —
essive Kiribatinasi —
translative Kiribatiksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Kiribatittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiribatimme —
accusative nom. Kiribatimme —
gen. Kiribatimme
genitive Kiribatimme —
partitive Kiribatiamme —
inessive Kiribatissamme —
elative Kiribatistamme —
illative Kiribatiimme —
adessive Kiribatillamme —
ablative Kiribatiltamme —
allative Kiribatillemme —
essive Kiribatinamme —
translative Kiribatiksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Kiribatittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiribatinne —
accusative nom. Kiribatinne —
gen. Kiribatinne
genitive Kiribatinne —
partitive Kiribatianne —
inessive Kiribatissanne —
elative Kiribatistanne —
illative Kiribatiinne —
adessive Kiribatillanne —
ablative Kiribatiltanne —
allative Kiribatillenne —
essive Kiribatinanne —
translative Kiribatiksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Kiribatittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiribatinsa —
accusative nom. Kiribatinsa —
gen. Kiribatinsa
genitive Kiribatinsa —
partitive Kiribatiaan
Kiribatiansa
—
inessive Kiribatissaan
Kiribatissansa
—
elative Kiribatistaan
Kiribatistansa
—
illative Kiribatiinsa —
adessive Kiribatillaan
Kiribatillansa
—
ablative Kiribatiltaan
Kiribatiltansa
—
allative Kiribatilleen
Kiribatillensa
—
essive Kiribatinaan
Kiribatinansa
—
translative Kiribatikseen
Kiribatiksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Kiribatittaan
Kiribatittansa
—
comitative — —

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.ʁi.ba.ti/

Proper noun

Kiribati f pl (plural only)

  1. Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)

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

  • (file)

Proper noun

Kiribati n (proper noun, genitive Kiribatis or (optionally with an article) Kiribati)

  1. 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/

Proper noun

i-Kiribati

  1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkiribɒti]
  • Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
  • Rhymes: -ti

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)
    Synonym: Kiribati Köztársaság

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

Proper noun

Kiribati f pl (plural only)

  1. Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)

See also

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.riˈba.ti/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ati
  • Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

Proper noun

Kiribati n (indeclinable)

  1. Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Micronesia)

Derived terms

adjective
  • kiribatyjski
nouns
  • Kiribatyjczyk
  • Kiribatyjka

Further reading

  • Kiribati in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Kiribati in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.ɾiˈba.t͡ʃi/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ki.ɾiˈba.ti/ [ki.ɾiˈβa.ti]

Proper noun

Kiribati m

  1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)

Romanian

Proper noun

Kiribati n

  1. Kiribati

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiɾiˈbati/ [ki.ɾiˈβ̞a.t̪i]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ati
  • Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

Proper noun

Kiribati ?

  1. Kiribati

Derived terms

Swedish

Proper noun

Kiribati n (genitive Kiribatis)

  1. Kiribati

Turkish

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Kiribatili

See also

Turkmen

Proper noun

Kiribati

  1. Kiribati

Yoruba

Etymology

Kiribátì

Borrowed from English Kiribati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kī.ɾī.bá.tì/

Proper noun

Kiribátì

  1. Kiribati (an archipelago and country in Oceania)
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