Senegal
English
Etymology
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3}. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal
- A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- Countries of the world
- 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
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛnɛɡal]
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (relational adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Senegal |
genitive | Senegalu |
dative | Senegalu |
accusative | Senegal |
vocative | Senegale |
locative | Senegalu |
instrumental | Senegalem |
Further reading
- “Senegal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Senegal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Senegal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Senegal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
- Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
- Syllabification(key): Se‧ne‧gal
- Hyphenation(key): Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Inflection of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Senegal | — | |
genitive | Senegalin | — | |
partitive | Senegalia | — | |
illative | Senegaliin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Senegal | — | |
accusative | nom. | Senegal | — |
gen. | Senegalin | ||
genitive | Senegalin | — | |
partitive | Senegalia | — | |
inessive | Senegalissa | — | |
elative | Senegalista | — | |
illative | Senegaliin | — | |
adessive | Senegalilla | — | |
ablative | Senegalilta | — | |
allative | Senegalille | — | |
essive | Senegalina | — | |
translative | Senegaliksi | — | |
abessive | Senegalitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
Gagauz
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛneɡal/, /ˈzeː-/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals)
Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Derived terms
- Senegaler
- Senegalese
- senegalesisch
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
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
- Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
References
- ^ Senegal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡal
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Senegal |
genitive | Senegalu |
dative | Senegalowi |
accusative | Senegal |
instrumental | Senegalem |
locative | Senegalu |
vocative | Senegalu |
Derived terms
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
- Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.neˈɡaw/ [se.neˈɡaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]
- Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sêneɡaːl/
- Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Sȅnegāl m inan (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Senegal |
genitive | Senegala |
dative | Senegalu |
accusative | Senegal |
vocative | Senegale |
locative | Senegalu |
instrumental | Senegalom |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̀ːnɛɡal/
Proper noun
Sénegal m inan
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Sénegal | |
genitive | Sénegala | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Sénegal | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Sénegala | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Sénegalu | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Sénegal | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Sénegalu | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Sénegalom |
Related terms
References
- “Senegal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “Senegal”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Usage notes
- The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
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
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)
- Senegal (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
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [sɛ.n̪ɛˈɣal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Anagrams
Tatar
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Nominative | Senegal |
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Genitive | Senegalnıñ |
Dative | Senegalga |
Accusative | Senegalnı |
Locative | Senegalda |
Ablative | Senegaldan |
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Senegal |
accusative | Senegal'ı |
dative | Senegal'a |
locative | Senegal'da |
ablative | Senegal'dan |
genitive | Senegal'ın |
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Senegal'ım | Senegallarım Senegal'larım |
senin (your) | Senegal'ın | Senegalların Senegal'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Senegal'ı | Senegalları Senegal'ları |
bizim (our) | Senegal'ımız | Senegallarımız Senegal'larımız |
sizin (your) | Senegal'ınız | Senegallarınız Senegal'larınız |
onların (their) | Senegal'ı Senegalları Senegal'ları |
Senegalları Senegal'ları |
See also
- Angola
- Batı Sahra
- Benin
- Botsvana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cezayir
- Cibuti
- Çad
- Ekvator Ginesi
- Eritre
- Esvatini
- Etiyopiya
- Fas
- Fildişi Sahili
- Gabon
- Gambiya
- Gana
- Gine
- Gine-Bissau
- Güney Afrika
- Güney Sudan
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Komorlar
- Kongo Cumhuriyeti
- Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
- Lesotho
- Liberya
- Libya
- Madagaskar
- Malavi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mısır
- Moritanya
- Mozambik
- Namibya
- Nijer
- Nijeria
- Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
- Ruanda
- Senegal
- Seyşeller
- Sierra Leone
- Somali
- Sudan
- São Tomé ve Príncipe
- Tanzanya
- Togo
- Tunus
- Uganda
- Yeşil Burun
- Zambiya
- Zimbabve
Welsh
Proper noun
Senegal f (not mutable)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
- Senegalaidd (“Senegalese”, adjective)
- Senegaliad (“Senegalese”, noun)
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
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN