Namibia

English

Etymology

From Namib, from Haiǁom, Khoekhoe namib (“desert”), +‎ -ia. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈmɪbi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə
  • (file)

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. A country in southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia

Holonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Namibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Asturian

Proper noun

Namibia f

  1. Namibia (a country)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia (a country in Africa)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia (a country in Africa)

Faroese

Etymology

From Haiǁom / Khoekhoe namib (“desert”) + Latinate suffix -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈmiːpia/
  • Rhymes: -iːpia

Proper noun

Namibia n

  1. Namibia

Finnish

Etymology

From German Namibia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑmibiɑ/, [ˈnɑmiˌbiɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Na‧mi‧bi‧a

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia

Declension

Inflection of Namibia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Namibia —
genitive Namibian —
partitive Namibiaa —
illative Namibiaan —
singular plural
nominative Namibia —
accusative nom. Namibia —
gen. Namibian
genitive Namibian —
partitive Namibiaa —
inessive Namibiassa —
elative Namibiasta —
illative Namibiaan —
adessive Namibialla —
ablative Namibialta —
allative Namibialle —
essive Namibiana —
translative Namibiaksi —
instructive — —
abessive Namibiatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Namibia (type kulkija)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Namibiani —
accusative nom. Namibiani —
gen. Namibiani
genitive Namibiani —
partitive Namibiaani —
inessive Namibiassani —
elative Namibiastani —
illative Namibiaani —
adessive Namibiallani —
ablative Namibialtani —
allative Namibialleni —
essive Namibianani —
translative Namibiakseni —
instructive — —
abessive Namibiattani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Namibiasi —
accusative nom. Namibiasi —
gen. Namibiasi
genitive Namibiasi —
partitive Namibiaasi —
inessive Namibiassasi —
elative Namibiastasi —
illative Namibiaasi —
adessive Namibiallasi —
ablative Namibialtasi —
allative Namibiallesi —
essive Namibianasi —
translative Namibiaksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Namibiattasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Namibiamme —
accusative nom. Namibiamme —
gen. Namibiamme
genitive Namibiamme —
partitive Namibiaamme —
inessive Namibiassamme —
elative Namibiastamme —
illative Namibiaamme —
adessive Namibiallamme —
ablative Namibialtamme —
allative Namibiallemme —
essive Namibianamme —
translative Namibiaksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Namibiattamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Namibianne —
accusative nom. Namibianne —
gen. Namibianne
genitive Namibianne —
partitive Namibiaanne —
inessive Namibiassanne —
elative Namibiastanne —
illative Namibiaanne —
adessive Namibiallanne —
ablative Namibialtanne —
allative Namibiallenne —
essive Namibiananne —
translative Namibiaksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Namibiattanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Namibiansa —
accusative nom. Namibiansa —
gen. Namibiansa
genitive Namibiansa —
partitive Namibiaansa —
inessive Namibiassaan
Namibiassansa
—
elative Namibiastaan
Namibiastansa
—
illative Namibiaansa —
adessive Namibiallaan
Namibiallansa
—
ablative Namibialtaan
Namibialtansa
—
allative Namibialleen
Namibiallensa
—
essive Namibianaan
Namibianansa
—
translative Namibiakseen
Namibiaksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Namibiattaan
Namibiattansa
—
comitative — —

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈmiːbia/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Namibia n (proper noun, genitive Namibias or (optionally with an article) Namibia)

  1. Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈmi.bja/
  • Rhymes: -ibja
  • Hyphenation: Na‧mì‧bia

Proper noun

Namibia f

  1. Namibia

Derived terms

Latin

Proper noun

Namibia f sg (genitive Namibiae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Namibia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Namibia
Genitive Namibiae
Dative Namibiae
Accusative Namibiam
Ablative Namibiā
Vocative Namibia

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈmi.bja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ibja
  • Syllabification: Na‧mi‧bia

Proper noun

Namibia f

  1. Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈmibja/ [naˈmi.β̞ja]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ibja
  • Syllabification: Na‧mi‧bia

Proper noun

Namibia f

  1. Namibia

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Namibia

  1. Namibia

See also

Swedish

Proper noun

Namibia n (genitive Namibias)

  1. Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

Yoruba

Nàmíbíà

Etymology

Borrowed from English Namibia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nà.mí.bí.à/

Proper noun

Nàmíbíà

  1. Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)
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