Wales

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Proper noun 3 Estonian 3.1 Proper noun 4 Finnish 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 German 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Indonesian 6.1 Proper noun 7 Romanian 7.1 Proper noun 8 Swedish 8.1 Proper noun 8.1.1 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Germanic Walha (“‘foreigner’”), probably from Volcae.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: wālz, IPA: /weɪlz/, SAMPA: /weIlz/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪlz
• Homophones: wails (in accents with the wine-whine merger), whales (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Wales

Plural -

Wales

1. A principality in the west of,^[1] and one of the constituent nations of, the United Kingdom.

• Notes:

1. ^ [1975] (1976) The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. “Wales (-lz). Principality occupying extreme W. of central southern portion of Gt Britain”

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• Alphagram: aelsw
• lawes
• swale
• weals

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• IPA: /ʋeːls/

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Wales n.

1. Wales

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Wales

1. Wales

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Wales

1. Wales

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Declension of Wales (type risti) singular plural nominative Wales – genitive Walesin – partitive Walesia – accusative Wales Walesin – inessive Walesissa – elative Walesista – illative Walesiin – adessive Walesilla – ablative Walesilta – allative Walesille – essive Walesina – translative Walesiksi – instructive – – abessive Walesitta – comitative – –

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Wales n.

1. Wales

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• Waliser
• walisisch, Walisisch
• welsch
• Wallone

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Wales

1. Wales

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Wales

1. Wales

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[edit] Swedish

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Wales

1. Wales

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Referring to the ballad of János Arany.