Sierra Leone
See also: Síerra Leóne
English
Etymology
From Italian sierra (“mountain range”) + leone (“lion”) (via Venetian), itself from Portuguese Serra Leoa (“lioness mountains”), as the area was described to the rest of Europe by Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto; in reference to the Lion Mountains (named by Pedro de Sintra in 1462).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
Republic of Sierra Leone
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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
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa; capital: Freetown)
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sjɛra lɛonɛ]
Proper noun
Sierra Leone f (relational adjective sierraleonský, demonym Sierraleoňan)
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Sierra Leone (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sierra Leone |
| genitive | Sierry Leone |
| dative | Sieře Leone |
| accusative | Sierru Leone |
| vocative | Sierro Leone |
| locative | Sieře Leone |
| instrumental | Sierrou Leone |
Further reading
- “Sierra Leone”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Sierra Leone, from Portuguese Serra Leoa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.raː.leːˈoː.nə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧er‧ra Le‧o‧ne
- Rhymes: -oːnə
Proper noun
Sierra Leone n
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsie̯rːɑ ˈleone/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯rːɑ̝ ˈle̞o̞ne̞]
- IPA(key): /ˈsie̯rːɑˌleone/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯rːɑ̝ˌle̞o̞ne̞]
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Sierra Leone (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sierra Leone | — | |
| genitive | Sierra Leonen | — | |
| partitive | Sierra Leonea | — | |
| illative | Sierra Leoneen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Sierra Leone | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Sierra Leone | — |
| gen. | Sierra Leonen | ||
| genitive | Sierra Leonen | — | |
| partitive | Sierra Leonea | — | |
| inessive | Sierra Leonessa | — | |
| elative | Sierra Leonesta | — | |
| illative | Sierra Leoneen | — | |
| adessive | Sierra Leonella | — | |
| ablative | Sierra Leonelta | — | |
| allative | Sierra Leonelle | — | |
| essive | Sierra Leonena | — | |
| translative | Sierra Leoneksi | — | |
| abessive | Sierra Leonetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Sierra Leone n (proper noun, genitive Sierra Leones or (optionally with an article) Sierra Leone)
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Sierra Leone [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
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
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsijɛrːɒ ˌlɛoːnɛ]
- Hyphenation: Si‧er‧ra Le‧o‧ne
- Rhymes: -nɛ
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa; official name: Sierra Leone Köztársaság)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sierra Leone | — |
| accusative | Sierra Leonét | — |
| dative | Sierra Leonénak | — |
| instrumental | Sierra Leonéval | — |
| causal-final | Sierra Leonéért | — |
| translative | Sierra Leonévá | — |
| terminative | Sierra Leonéig | — |
| essive-formal | Sierra Leoneként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Sierra Leonéban | — |
| superessive | Sierra Leonén | — |
| adessive | Sierra Leonénál | — |
| illative | Sierra Leonéba | — |
| sublative | Sierra Leonéra | — |
| allative | Sierra Leonéhoz | — |
| elative | Sierra Leonéból | — |
| delative | Sierra Leonéról | — |
| ablative | Sierra Leonétól | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Sierra Leonéé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Sierra Leonééi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Sierra Leoném | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Sierra Leonéd | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Sierra Leonéja | — |
| 1st person plural | Sierra Leonénk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Sierra Leonétok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Sierra Leonéjuk | — |
Derived terms
- Sierra Leone-i
See also
- Algéria
- Angola
- Benin
- Bissau-Guinea
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Comore-szigetek
- Csád
- Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Dél-Szudán
- Dzsibuti
- Egyenlítői-Guinea
- Egyiptom
- Elefántcsontpart
- Eritrea
- Etiópia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghána
- Guinea
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
- Kongói Köztársaság
- Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
- Lesotho
- Libéria
- Líbia
- Madagaszkár
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokkó
- Mauritánia
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namíbia
- Niger
- Nigéria
- Ruanda
- Seychelle-szigetek
- Sierra Leone
- São Tomé és Príncipe
- Szenegál
- Szomália
- Szudán
- Szváziföld
- Tanzánia
- Togo
- Tunézia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Zöld-foki Köztársaság
Italian
Proper noun
Sierra Leone f
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjɛr.ra lɛˈɔ.nɛ/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Proper noun
Sierra Leone n (indeclinable, related adjective sierraleoński)
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
nouns
- Sierraleonka
- Sierraleończyk
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
- Sierra Leone in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Sierra Leone in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Sierra Leone f
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (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
Proper noun
Sierra Leone n (genitive Sierra Leones)
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Derived 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
Further reading
- Sierra Leone in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Tatar
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sierra Leone |
| accusative | Sierra Leone'yi |
| dative | Sierra Leone'ye |
| locative | Sierra Leone'de |
| ablative | Sierra Leone'den |
| genitive | Sierra Leone'nin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Sierra Leone'm | Sierra Leonelerim Sierra Leone'lerim |
| senin (your) | Sierra Leone'n | Sierra Leonelerin Sierra Leone'lerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | Sierra Leone'si | Sierra Leoneleri Sierra Leone'leri |
| bizim (our) | Sierra Leone'miz | Sierra Leonelerimiz Sierra Leone'lerimiz |
| sizin (your) | Sierra Leone'niz | Sierra Leoneleriniz Sierra Leone'leriniz |
| onların (their) | Sierra Leone'si Sierra Leoneleri Sierra Leone'leri |
Sierra Leoneleri Sierra Leone'leri |
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
Sierra Leone f (not mutable)
- Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)
Coordinate terms
- 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