Ghana
English
Etymology
Named after the Ghana Empire by J. B. Danquah, from Soninke gajanŋa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːnə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnə/, /ˈɡænə/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnə
- Rhymes: -ænə
Proper noun
Ghana
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
The Republic of Ghana
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See also
- Countries of the world
countries in Africa (appendix)edit
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa; capital: Accra)
Derived terms
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡana/ [ɡa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana, -a
- Hyphenation: Gha‧na
Proper noun
Ghana inan
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Ghana |
| ergative | Ghanak |
| dative | Ghanari |
| genitive | Ghanaren |
| comitative | Ghanarekin |
| causative | Ghanarengatik |
| benefactive | Ghanarentzat |
| instrumental | Ghanaz |
| inessive | Ghanan |
| locative | Ghanako |
| allative | Ghanara |
| terminative | Ghanaraino |
| directive | Ghanarantz |
| destinative | Ghanarako |
| ablative | Ghanatik |
| partitive | Ghanarik |
| prolative | Ghanatzat |
Derived terms
- ghanatar (“Ghanaian”)
Further reading
- “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡa.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡa.na]
Audio (Valencia): (file) - Homophone: gana
Proper noun
Ghana ?
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɦana]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ghana f (relational adjective ghanský, demonym Ghaňan)
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Ghana (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ghana |
| genitive | Ghany |
| dative | Ghaně |
| accusative | Ghanu |
| vocative | Ghano |
| locative | Ghaně |
| instrumental | Ghanou |
Further reading
- “Ghana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Ghana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Ghana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.naː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Gha‧na
Proper noun
Ghana n
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ghana on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡhɑnɑ/, [ˈɡhɑ̝nɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːnɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːnɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): Gha‧na
- Hyphenation(key): Gha‧na
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Ghana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ghana | — | |
| genitive | Ghanan | — | |
| partitive | Ghanaa | — | |
| illative | Ghanaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ghana | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Ghana | — |
| gen. | Ghanan | ||
| genitive | Ghanan | — | |
| partitive | Ghanaa | — | |
| inessive | Ghanassa | — | |
| elative | Ghanasta | — | |
| illative | Ghanaan | — | |
| adessive | Ghanalla | — | |
| ablative | Ghanalta | — | |
| allative | Ghanalle | — | |
| essive | Ghanana | — | |
| translative | Ghanaksi | — | |
| abessive | Ghanatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.na/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ghana m
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːna/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ghana n (proper noun, genitive Ghanas or (optionally with an article) Ghana)
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: Ghà‧na
Proper noun
Ghana m
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ghana, from Soninke gajanŋa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.na/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gha‧na
Proper noun
Ghana f (related adjective ghański)
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Ghana
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ghana |
| genitive | Ghany |
| dative | Ghanie |
| accusative | Ghanę |
| instrumental | Ghaną |
| locative | Ghanie |
| vocative | Ghano |
Derived terms
nouns
- Ghanka
- Ghańczyk
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Ghana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɦana]
Proper noun
Ghana f (genitive singular Ghany, declension pattern of žena)
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
References
- “Ghana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡana/ [ˈɡa.na]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gha‧na
- Homophone: gana
Proper noun
Ghana f
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Ghana
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːna/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ghana n (genitive Ghanas)
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
References
Welsh
Etymology
From English Ghana, from Soninke gajanŋa (“to fight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa(ː)na/
Proper noun
Ghana f
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
- Ghanaidd (“Ghanaian”, adjective)
- Ghaniad (“Chadian (person)”)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft