Guyana
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/, /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Proper noun
Guyana
- A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
Synonyms
- British Guiana (historical)
Derived terms
- British Guyana
- Dutch Guyana
- English Guyana
- French Guyana
- Guyana spotted roach
- Portuguese Guyana
- Spanish Guyana
Translations
country
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See also
countries in South America (appendix)edit
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Guyana”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈʝana/ [ɡuˈʝa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gu‧ya‧na
Proper noun
Guyana f
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɪjaːna]
- IPA(key): [ˈɡvajaːna]
Proper noun
Guyana f (relational adjective guyanský)
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Declension
Declension of Guyana (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Guyana |
| genitive | Guyany |
| dative | Guyaně |
| accusative | Guyanu |
| vocative | Guyano |
| locative | Guyaně |
| instrumental | Guyanou |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Guyana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Guyana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Guyana n
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡujɑnɑ/, [ˈɡujɑ̝nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ujɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): Gu‧ya‧na
- Hyphenation(key): Gu‧ya‧na
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Declension
| Inflection of Guyana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Guyana | — | |
| genitive | Guyanan | — | |
| partitive | Guyanaa | — | |
| illative | Guyanaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Guyana | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Guyana | — |
| gen. | Guyanan | ||
| genitive | Guyanan | — | |
| partitive | Guyanaa | — | |
| inessive | Guyanassa | — | |
| elative | Guyanasta | — | |
| illative | Guyanaan | — | |
| adessive | Guyanalla | — | |
| ablative | Guyanalta | — | |
| allative | Guyanalle | — | |
| essive | Guyanana | — | |
| translative | Guyanaksi | — | |
| abessive | Guyanatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
- Brittiläinen Guayana (obsolete)
- Guyanan kooperatiivinen tasavalta, Guyanan tasavalta (official)
Derived terms
See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɥi.ja.na/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Guyana m
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Related terms
- Guyanien / Guyanienne
- guyanien / guyanienne
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈjaːna/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Guyana n (proper noun, genitive Guyanas or (optionally with an article) Guyana)
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America; official name: Guyanai Szövetkezeti Köztársaság)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Guyana | — |
| accusative | Guyanát | — |
| dative | Guyanának | — |
| instrumental | Guyanával | — |
| causal-final | Guyanáért | — |
| translative | Guyanává | — |
| terminative | Guyanáig | — |
| essive-formal | Guyanaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Guyanában | — |
| superessive | Guyanán | — |
| adessive | Guyanánál | — |
| illative | Guyanába | — |
| sublative | Guyanára | — |
| allative | Guyanához | — |
| elative | Guyanából | — |
| delative | Guyanáról | — |
| ablative | Guyanától | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Guyanáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Guyanáéi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Guyanám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Guyanád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Guyanája | — |
| 1st person plural | Guyanánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Guyanátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Guyanájuk | — |
Derived terms
- Francia Guyana
- guyanai
See also
References
- ^ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN
- ^ Laczkó, Krisztina and Attila Mártonfi. Helyesírási szótár (’Dictionary of Orthography’). OSIRIS Diákszótár (’Student Dictionary’). Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, 2008. →ISBN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈja.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: Gu‧yà‧na
Proper noun
Guyana f
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Related terms
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Related terms
See also
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡuiana]
Proper noun
Guyana f (genitive singular Guyany, declension pattern of žena)
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Declension
Declension of Guyana
References
- “Guyana”, 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
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gu‧ya‧na
Proper noun
Guyana f
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Guyana n (genitive Guyanas)
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- Guyana in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Guyana (“Guyana”) or English Guyana.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuˈjana/ [ɡʊˈjaː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Guya‧na
Proper noun
Guyana (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜌᜈ)
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Turkish
Proper noun
Guyana
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Guyana |
| accusative | Guyana'yı |
| dative | Guyana'ya |
| locative | Guyana'da |
| ablative | Guyana'dan |
| genitive | Guyana'nın |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Guyana'm | Guyanalarım Guyana'larım |
| senin (your) | Guyana'n | Guyanaların Guyana'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Guyana'sı | Guyanaları Guyana'ları |
| bizim (our) | Guyana'mız | Guyanalarımız Guyana'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Guyana'nız | Guyanalarınız Guyana'larınız |
| onların (their) | Guyana'sı Guyanaları Guyana'ları |
Guyanaları Guyana'ları |