Zaire

See also: zaire, zaïre, and Zaïre

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (river swallowing rivers) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /zaɪˈɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /zɑːˈɪəɹ/, /ˈzɑːɪɹ/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Zaire

  1. (historical) A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Translations

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Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zaire m

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Zaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑi̯re/, [ˈzɑi̯re̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑire
  • Syllabification(key): Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Declension

Inflection of Zaire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Zaire
genitive Zairen
partitive Zairea
illative Zaireen
singular plural
nominative Zaire
accusative nom. Zaire
gen. Zairen
genitive Zairen
partitive Zairea
inessive Zairessa
elative Zairesta
illative Zaireen
adessive Zairella
ablative Zairelta
allative Zairelle
essive Zairena
translative Zaireksi
instructive
abessive Zairetta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Zaire (type nalle)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Zaireni
accusative nom. Zaireni
gen. Zaireni
genitive Zaireni
partitive Zaireani
inessive Zairessani
elative Zairestani
illative Zaireeni
adessive Zairellani
ablative Zaireltani
allative Zairelleni
essive Zairenani
translative Zairekseni
instructive
abessive Zairettani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Zairesi
accusative nom. Zairesi
gen. Zairesi
genitive Zairesi
partitive Zaireasi
inessive Zairessasi
elative Zairestasi
illative Zaireesi
adessive Zairellasi
ablative Zaireltasi
allative Zairellesi
essive Zairenasi
translative Zaireksesi
instructive
abessive Zairettasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Zairemme
accusative nom. Zairemme
gen. Zairemme
genitive Zairemme
partitive Zaireamme
inessive Zairessamme
elative Zairestamme
illative Zaireemme
adessive Zairellamme
ablative Zaireltamme
allative Zairellemme
essive Zairenamme
translative Zaireksemme
instructive
abessive Zairettamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Zairenne
accusative nom. Zairenne
gen. Zairenne
genitive Zairenne
partitive Zaireanne
inessive Zairessanne
elative Zairestanne
illative Zaireenne
adessive Zairellanne
ablative Zaireltanne
allative Zairellenne
essive Zairenanne
translative Zaireksenne
instructive
abessive Zairettanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Zairensa
accusative nom. Zairensa
gen. Zairensa
genitive Zairensa
partitive Zaireaan
Zaireansa
inessive Zairessaan
Zairessansa
elative Zairestaan
Zairestansa
illative Zaireensa
adessive Zairellaan
Zairellansa
ablative Zaireltaan
Zaireltansa
allative Zairelleen
Zairellensa
essive Zairenaan
Zairenansa
translative Zairekseen
Zaireksensa
instructive
abessive Zairettaan
Zairettansa
comitative

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */d͡zaˈi.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: Za‧ì‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

See also

References

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

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzaj.ɾe/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾe]

  • Hyphenation: Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθaiɾe/ [ˈθai̯.ɾe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsaiɾe/ [ˈsai̯.ɾe]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aiɾe
  • Syllabification: Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːr

Proper noun

Zaire ? (genitive Zaires)

  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Anagrams

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