Eswatini

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
Eswatini on a globe.

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini

  1. A country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland. Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba.
    • 2020 May 21, Keoni Everington, “Over 40 Eswatini students duped into skinning chickens in W. Taiwan”, in Taiwan News[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2020, Society‎[2]:
      Taiwan's ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Jeremy Liang (梁洪昇), told the paper that he had just been informed of the situation and that "the matter was being looked into." Liang said he had helped the students process their applications to the university and had not been aware of the conditions of the workplace they were to be assigned to.

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Japanese: エスワティニ (Esuwatini)

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Eswatini” (US) / “Eswatini” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
  2. ^ Eswatini”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. ^ eSwatini”, in Collins English Dictionary. (using the older British transcription of a final /i/ sound as /ɪ/)

Further reading

[edit]

Afrikaans

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Swazi eSwatini.

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland; capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba)

Finnish

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈeswɑtini/, [ˈe̞s̠wɑ̝ˌt̪ini]
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Syllabification(key): Es‧wa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

Usage notes

[edit]
  • The country changed its English name from Swaziland to eSwatini in 2018. In many other languages, including Finnish, the initial "e" is capitalized instead of the "S".

Declension

[edit]
Inflection of Eswatini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Eswatini
genitive Eswatinin
partitive Eswatinia
illative Eswatiniin
singular plural
nominative Eswatini
accusative nom. Eswatini
gen. Eswatinin
genitive Eswatinin
partitive Eswatinia
inessive Eswatinissa
elative Eswatinista
illative Eswatiniin
adessive Eswatinilla
ablative Eswatinilta
allative Eswatinille
essive Eswatinina
translative Eswatiniksi
abessive Eswatinitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Eswatini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinini
accusative nom. Eswatinini
gen. Eswatinini
genitive Eswatinini
partitive Eswatiniani
inessive Eswatinissani
elative Eswatinistani
illative Eswatiniini
adessive Eswatinillani
ablative Eswatiniltani
allative Eswatinilleni
essive Eswatininani
translative Eswatinikseni
abessive Eswatinittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinisi
accusative nom. Eswatinisi
gen. Eswatinisi
genitive Eswatinisi
partitive Eswatiniasi
inessive Eswatinissasi
elative Eswatinistasi
illative Eswatiniisi
adessive Eswatinillasi
ablative Eswatiniltasi
allative Eswatinillesi
essive Eswatininasi
translative Eswatiniksesi
abessive Eswatinittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatinimme
accusative nom. Eswatinimme
gen. Eswatinimme
genitive Eswatinimme
partitive Eswatiniamme
inessive Eswatinissamme
elative Eswatinistamme
illative Eswatiniimme
adessive Eswatinillamme
ablative Eswatiniltamme
allative Eswatinillemme
essive Eswatininamme
translative Eswatiniksemme
abessive Eswatinittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatininne
accusative nom. Eswatininne
gen. Eswatininne
genitive Eswatininne
partitive Eswatinianne
inessive Eswatinissanne
elative Eswatinistanne
illative Eswatiniinne
adessive Eswatinillanne
ablative Eswatiniltanne
allative Eswatinillenne
essive Eswatininanne
translative Eswatiniksenne
abessive Eswatinittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Eswatininsa
accusative nom. Eswatininsa
gen. Eswatininsa
genitive Eswatininsa
partitive Eswatiniaan
Eswatiniansa
inessive Eswatinissaan
Eswatinissansa
elative Eswatinistaan
Eswatinistansa
illative Eswatiniinsa
adessive Eswatinillaan
Eswatinillansa
ablative Eswatiniltaan
Eswatiniltansa
allative Eswatinilleen
Eswatinillensa
essive Eswatininaan
Eswatininansa
translative Eswatinikseen
Eswatiniksensa
abessive Eswatinittaan
Eswatinittansa
instructive
comitative

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

German

[edit]
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /eswaˈtiːni/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːni
  • Hyphenation: Eswa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini n (proper noun, genitive Eswatinis or (optionally with an article) Eswatini)

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Polish

[edit]
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.faˈti.ɲi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲi
  • Syllabification: Es‧wa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini n (indeclinable, related adjective eswatinijski or eswatyński)

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)
    Synonym: (historical) Suazi

Derived terms

[edit]
nouns

See also

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Swahili

[edit]
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Alternative forms

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)
    Synonym: Uswazi

See also

[edit]

Swedish

[edit]
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Proper noun

[edit]

Eswatini n (genitive Eswatinis)

  1. Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

Usage notes

[edit]
  • The country changed its English name from Swaziland to eSwatini in 2018. In many other languages, including Swedish, the initial "e" is capitalized instead of the "S".

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]