Bahama

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Bahama (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Bahamas.

Derived terms

• Bahama duck
• Bahama grass
• Bahama Mama
• Bahama sisal
• Grand Bahama

Noun

Bahama (plural Bahamas)

1. Any of the islands that constitute the Bahamas.

   Andros is the biggest Bahama.

Estonian

Proper noun

Bahama

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish Bahamas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑhɑmɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝ɦɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ba‧ha‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): Ba‧ha‧ma

Proper noun

Bahama

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in the Bahamas" is Bahamalla. Internal locative cases (Bahamassa) are also accepted.

Inflection of Bahama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Bahama	—
genitive		Bahaman	—
partitive		Bahamaa	—
illative		Bahamaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Bahama	—
accusative	nom.	Bahama	—
	gen.	Bahaman
genitive		Bahaman	—
partitive		Bahamaa	—
inessive		Bahamassa	—
elative		Bahamasta	—
illative		Bahamaan	—
adessive		Bahamalla	—
ablative		Bahamalta	—
allative		Bahamalle	—
essive		Bahamana	—
translative		Bahamaksi	—
abessive		Bahamatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Bahama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bahamani — accusative nom. Bahamani — gen. Bahamani genitive Bahamani — partitive Bahamaani — inessive Bahamassani — elative Bahamastani — illative Bahamaani — adessive Bahamallani — ablative Bahamaltani — allative Bahamalleni — essive Bahamanani — translative Bahamakseni — abessive Bahamattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bahamasi — accusative nom. Bahamasi — gen. Bahamasi genitive Bahamasi — partitive Bahamaasi — inessive Bahamassasi — elative Bahamastasi — illative Bahamaasi — adessive Bahamallasi — ablative Bahamaltasi — allative Bahamallesi — essive Bahamanasi — translative Bahamaksesi — abessive Bahamattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bahamamme — accusative nom. Bahamamme — gen. Bahamamme genitive Bahamamme — partitive Bahamaamme — inessive Bahamassamme — elative Bahamastamme — illative Bahamaamme — adessive Bahamallamme — ablative Bahamaltamme — allative Bahamallemme — essive Bahamanamme — translative Bahamaksemme — abessive Bahamattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bahamanne — accusative nom. Bahamanne — gen. Bahamanne genitive Bahamanne — partitive Bahamaanne — inessive Bahamassanne — elative Bahamastanne — illative Bahamaanne — adessive Bahamallanne — ablative Bahamaltanne — allative Bahamallenne — essive Bahamananne — translative Bahamaksenne — abessive Bahamattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Bahamansa — accusative nom. Bahamansa — gen. Bahamansa genitive Bahamansa — partitive Bahamaansa — inessive Bahamassaan Bahamassansa — elative Bahamastaan Bahamastansa — illative Bahamaansa — adessive Bahamallaan Bahamallansa — ablative Bahamaltaan Bahamaltansa — allative Bahamalleen Bahamallensa — essive Bahamanaan Bahamanansa — translative Bahamakseen Bahamaksensa — abessive Bahamattaan Bahamattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• (state, official): Bahaman liittovaltio
• (archipelago): Bahamasaaret

Derived terms

• bahamalainen

compounds

• bahamanhutia
• bahamansupi
• Bahamasaaret

Japanese

Romanization

Bahama

1. Rōmaji transcription of バハマ

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bahama

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)