Eswatini

English

Eswatini on a globe.

Alternative forms

• eSwatini

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018. Ultimately made of Mswati + e- -ini (“locative”), referring to Mswati II, the king who founded the country.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.swɑːˈti.ni/, IPA^(key): /ɛˈswɑː.ti.ni/

• Audio (General American):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Eswatini

2. 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.

   • 2021 June 29, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Officials deny King of Eswatini – Africa’s lone absolute monarch – has fled”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     In February, Mswati announced that he had recovered from Covid-19 after undergoing treatment “for a couple of days” with an undisclosed antiviral medication from Taiwan. Eswatini enjoys a blossoming diplomatic tie with Taiwan — currently the East Asian country’s only ally in Africa.

   • 2025 September 5, Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, “Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini”, in CNN‎^[4]:

     Governed by a monarch who has absolute power, Eswatini is one of four African countries that have struck a deal with the Trump administration to receive foreign deportees, along with Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda.

Synonyms

• Swaziland (former name)
• Kingdom of Swaziland
• Kingdom of Eswatini, Kingdom of eSwatini

Derived terms

• Eswatinian

Descendants

• → Japanese: エスワティニ (Esuwatini)

Translations

country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland

• Afrikaans: Eswatini
• Amharic: ኤስዋቲኒ (ʾeswatini)
• Arabic: إِسْوَاتِينِي f (ʔiswātīnī)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܹܣܘܵܬܝܼܢܝܼ f (ēswātīnī)

• Armenian: Էսվատինի (Ēsvatini)
• Asturian: Suazilandia (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Esvatini
• Balinese: Eswatini
• Bengali: ইসোয়াতিনি (bn) (iśōẇatini)
• Betawi: Èswatini
• Bulgarian: Есвати́ни (Esvatíni)
• Burmese: အဲ့စ်ဝါတီးနီ (aic.wati:ni)
• Chechen: Эсватини (Esʷatini)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 史瓦帝尼 (zh) (Shǐwǎdìní), 伊斯瓦蒂尼 (Yīsīwǎdìní), 埃斯瓦蒂尼 (Āisīwǎdìní)

• Esperanto: Esvatinio
• Finnish: Eswatini (fi)
• French: Eswatini (fr), eSwatini (fr)
• Georgian: ესვატინი (ka) (esvaṭini)
• German: Eswatini (de) n
• Greek: Εσουατίνι (el) (Esouatíni)
• Hindi: इस्वातिनी (isvātinī)
• Indonesian: Eswatini (id)
• Italian: eSwatini
• Japanese: エスワティニ (ja) (Esuwatini)
• Javanese: Éswatini
• Korean: 에스와티니 (ko) (Eseuwatini)
• Latvian: Svatini (lv)
• Lithuanian: Esvatinis m
• Macedonian: Есватини (Esvatini)
• Malay: Eswatini (ms)

  Jawi: ايسواتيني

• Maltese: Eswatini
• Māori: Ehiwatini
• Marathi: एस्वातिनी (esvātinī)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Eswatini

  Nynorsk: Eswatini

• Ossetian: Эсватини (Èsvatini)
• Portuguese: Essuatíni (pt)
• Romanian: Eswatini
• Russian: Эсвати́ни (ru) f (Esvatíni)
• Serbo-Croatian: Esvatini
• Spanish: Esuatini (es)
• Sundanese: Éswatini
• Swahili: Eswatini
• Swazi: eSwatini
• Tamil: எஸ்வாத்தினி (esvāttiṉi), எசுவாத்தினி (ecuvāttiṉi)
• Thai: เอสวาตีนี (és-waa-dtii-nîi)
• Turkish: Esvatini
• Ukrainian: Есваті́ні (uk) (Esvatíni)
• Vietnamese: E-soa-ti-ni, Ét-xoa-ti-ni, Ê-xoa-ti-ni
• Welsh: Eswatini f
• Yakut: Эсватини (Esvatini)

Further reading

• Eswatini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “eSwatini”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• eSwatini

Etymology

From Swazi eSwatini.

Proper noun

Eswatini

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

Finnish

Alternative forms

• eSwatini

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Eswatini

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

Usage notes

• 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

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

• Swazimaa

Derived terms

• eswatinilainen

German

Alternative forms

• eSwatini

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eswaˈtiːni/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːni
• Hyphenation: Eswa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

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

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

Derived terms

• eswatinisch
• swatinisch

See also

countries in Africa: Staaten Afrikas (appendix)edit

• Ägypten
• Algerien
• Angola
• Äquatorialguinea
• Äthiopien
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Demokratische Republik Kongo
• Dschibuti
• Elfenbeinküste
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Gabun
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kamerun
• Kap Verde
• Kenia
• Komoren
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libyen
• Madagaskar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Marokko
• Mauretanien
• Mauritius
• Mosambik
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Republik Kongo
• Ruanda
• Sambia
• Senegal
• Seychellen
• Sierra Leone
• Simbabwe
• Somalia
• Südafrika
• Sudan
• Südsudan
• São Tomé und Príncipe
• Tansania
• Togo
• Tschad
• Tunesien
• Uganda
• Zentralafrikanische Republik

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛswaˈtini/ [ɛs.waˈt̪i.ni]
• Rhymes: -ini

Proper noun

Eswatini

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

Noun

Eswatini (plural Eswatini-Eswatini or para Eswatini)

1. Eswatinian

Adjective

Eswatini (comparative lebih Eswatini, superlative paling Eswatini)

1. Eswatinian

See also

countries in Africa: negara-negara di Afrika (appendix)edit

• Afrika Selatan
• Aljazair
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cad
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Etiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea Khatulistiwa
• Guinea-Bissau
• Jibuti
• Kamerun
• Kenya
• Komoro
• Lesoto
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagaskar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Maroko
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mesir
• Mozambik
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Pantai Gading
• Republik Afrika Tengah
• Republik Demokratik Kongo
• Republik Kongo
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome dan Principe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Sudan Selatan
• Tanjung Verde
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Further reading

• “Eswatini”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.sfaˈti.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɲi
• Syllabification: E‧swa‧ti‧ni

Proper noun

Eswatini n (indeclinable, related adjective eswatinijski or eswatyński)

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

   Synonym: (historical) Suazi

Derived terms

nouns

• Eswatinijczyk
• Eswatinijka
• Eswatynka
• Eswatyńczyk

See also

countries in Africa: państwa Afryki (appendix)edit

• Algieria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Czad
• Demokratyczna Republika Konga
• Dżibuti
• Egipt
• Erytrea
• Eswatini
• Etiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Gwinea
• Gwinea Bissau
• Gwinea Równikowa
• Kamerun
• Kenia
• Komory
• Kongo
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libia
• Madagaskar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Maroko
• Mauretania
• Mauritius
• Mozambik
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Południowa Afryka
• Republika Środkowoafrykańska
• Republika Zielonego Przylądka
• Rwanda
• Sahara Zachodnia
• Senegal
• Seszele
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Sudan Południowy
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunezja
• Uganda
• Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
• Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Further reading

• Eswatini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Alternative forms

• eSwatini

Proper noun

Eswatini

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

   Synonym: Uswazi

See also

countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

• Afrika Kusini
• Algeria ~ Aljeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Chad ~ Chadi
• Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
• Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
• Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
• Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
• Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
• Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
• Jibuti ~ Djibouti
• Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
• Kenya
• Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagaska, Bukini
• Malawi, Unyasa
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mayotte
• Misri, Umisri
• Morisi
• Moroko ~ Maroko
• Msumbiji, Mozambik
• Mtakatifu Helena
• Namibia
• Niger ~ Nijeri
• Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
• Rwanda ~ Ruanda
• Réunion
• Sahara ya Magharibi
• Sao Tome na Principe
• Senegal ~ Senegali
• Shelisheli
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Sudan Kusini
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Uswazi, Swaziland
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini.

Proper noun

Eswatini n (genitive Eswatinis)

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

Usage notes

• 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

• eswatinier
• eswatinisk

See also

• Swaziland

Further reading

• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Welsh

Proper noun

Eswatini f

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

   Synonym: Gwlad Swasi

Coordinate terms

countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit

• Angola
• Algeria
• Benin
• Botswana
• Bwrcina Ffaso
• Bwrwndi
• Cabo Verde
• Camerŵn
• Cenia
• De Affrica
• De Swdan
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Gini
• Gini Bisaw
• Gini Gyhydeddol
• Gorllewin Sahara
• Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
• Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
• Gweriniaeth y Congo
• Jibwti
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libia
• Madagasgar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mawrisiws
• Mawritania
• Moroco
• Mosambic
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Sambia
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Simbabwe
• Somalia
• Swdan
• São Tomé a Príncipe
• Tansania
• Tiwnisia
• Togo
• Tsiad
• Wganda
• y Comoros
• y Seychelles
• y Traeth Ifori
• yr Aifft

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eswatini

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Eswatini	unchanged	unchanged	Heswatini

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.