Wales

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 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

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[edit] Etymology

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

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

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Singular Wales

Plural -

Wales

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

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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