Madagaskara
See also: Madagaskarā
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Мадагаскар (Madagaskar).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑdɑɡɑskɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑdɑˌɡɑs̠kər]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑdɑɡɑskɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑd̥ɑˌɡ̊ɑʃkɑrɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑskɑr, -ɑskɑrɑ
- Hyphenation: Ma‧da‧gas‧ka‧ra
Proper noun
Madagaskara
- Madagascar (a country in Africa)
- Madagascar (an island of Africa)
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 124:
- Frantsian koloniat ollaa Afrikan länsipohjaisees osas: Frantsialle kuuluu Madagaskaran saari liki Afrikan itälounatrantoja ja Aaziaas Indokitajan poolisaaren itäosa.
- France's colonies are on the northwest side of Africa: To France belongs the island of Madagaskar close to the southeast of Africa, and in Asia the eastern part of the peninsula Indochina.
Declension
| Declension of Madagaskara (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Madagaskara | — |
| genitive | Madagaskaran | — |
| partitive | Madagaskaraa | — |
| illative | Madagaskaraa | — |
| inessive | Madagaskaraas | — |
| elative | Madagaskarast | — |
| allative | Madagaskaralle | — |
| adessive | Madagaskaraal | — |
| ablative | Madagaskaralt | — |
| translative | Madagaskaraks | — |
| essive | Madagaskaranna, Madagaskaraan | — |
| exessive1) | Madagaskarant | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Latvian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Madagaskara f (4th declension)
- Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Madagaskara | — |
| genitive | Madagaskaras | — |
| dative | Madagaskarai | — |
| accusative | Madagaskaru | — |
| instrumental | Madagaskaru | — |
| locative | Madagaskarā | — |
| vocative | Madagaskara | — |
Related terms
- madagaskarietis m, madagaskariete f