Singapore
English
Etymology
From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪŋəˈpɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /ˈsɪŋʌ-/
- (dated) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/, /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/
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Proper noun
Singapore
- An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Bengali: সিঙ্গাপুর (śiṅgapur)
- → Burmese: စင်ကာပူ (cangkapu)
- → Cantonese: 星加坡 (sing1 gaa3 bo1)
- → Chinese: 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō)
- → Zhuang: Sinhgyahboh
- ⇒ Faroese: Singapor
- ⇒ Finnish: Singapore
- → Hawaiian: Sinapoa
- → Irish: Singeapór
- → Japanese: シンガポール (Shingapōru)
- → Korean: 싱가포르 (Singgaporeu)
- → Polish: Singapur
- ⇒ Telugu: సింగపూర్ (siṅgapūr)
- → Thai: สิงคโปร์ (sǐng-ká-bpoo) (semi-learned)
Translations
an island and city-state in Southeast Asia
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See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
countries in Asia (appendix)edit
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- East Timor
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiŋːɑpore/, [ˈs̠iŋːɑ̝ˌpo̞re̞]
- Rhymes: -ore
- Syllabification(key): Sin‧ga‧po‧re
- Hyphenation(key): Sin‧ga‧po‧re
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))
Declension
| Inflection of Singapore (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Singapore | — |
| gen. | Singaporen | ||
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| inessive | Singaporessa | — | |
| elative | Singaporesta | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| adessive | Singaporella | — | |
| ablative | Singaporelta | — | |
| allative | Singaporelle | — | |
| essive | Singaporena | — | |
| translative | Singaporeksi | — | |
| abessive | Singaporetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Proper noun
Singapore ?
- obsolete form of Singapour
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin.ɡaˈpo.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: Sin‧ga‧pó‧re
Proper noun
Singapore m
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))
Derived terms
Anagrams
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪn.ɡaˈpɔː.rɛ/
Proper noun
Is-Singapore m
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965); official name: Repubblika ta’ Singapore)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Singapore n (genitive Singapores)
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))
Related terms
- singaporian
- singaporiansk
- singaporianska
See also
- Afghanistan
- Armenien
- Azerbajdzjan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Burma
- Cypern
- Filippinerna
- Förenade arabemiraten
- Georgien
- Indien
- Indonesien
- Irak
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Jemen
- Jordanien
- Kambodja
- Kazakstan
- Kina
- Kirgizistan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Libanon
- Malaysia
- Maldiverna
- Mongoliet
- Nepal
- Nordkorea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Ryssland
- Saudiarabien
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Sydkorea
- Syrien
- Tadzjikistan
- Thailand
- Turkiet
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Östtimor
Further reading
- Singapore in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH