Gabon

See also: gabon, Gabón, Gabòn, Gabōn, Gaboń, Gaboŋ, and Gàbọ̀n

English

Gabon

Etymology 1

From Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbɒn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Gabon

2. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.

Hypernyms

• Subsahara

Derived terms

• Gabon viper
• Gaboon viper

Translations

Gabonese Republic

• Afrikaans: Gabon
• Albanian: Gabon m
• Amharic: ጋቦን (gabon)
• Arabic: اَلْغَابُون m (al-ḡabūn)

  Hijazi Arabic: الغابون f (al-ḡabōn), القابون f (al-gābōn)

• Armenian: Գաբոն (hy) (Gabon)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܵܒܘܿܢ f (gābōn)
• Asturian: Gabón (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Qabon (az)
• Belarusian: Габо́н m (Habón)
• Bengali: গাবন (bn) (gabon)
• Breton: Gabon
• Bulgarian: Габо́н m (Gabón)
• Burmese: ဂါဘွန် (gabhwan)
• Catalan: Gabon (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 加蓬 (zh) (Jiāpéng) (Mainland China), 加彭 (zh) (Jiāpéng) (Taiwan)

• Czech: Gabon (cs) m
• Danish: Gabon
• Dutch: Gabon (nl) n
• Esperanto: Gabono (eo)
• Estonian: Gabon (et)
• Fang (Bantu): please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Gabon (fi)
• French: Gabon (fr)
• Galician: Gabón (gl)
• Georgian: გაბონი (ka) (gaboni)
• German: Gabun (de) n
• Greek: Γκαμπόν (el) f (Gkampón)
• Hausa: Gabon
• Hindi: गबोन (gabon)
• Hungarian: Gabon (hu)
• Icelandic: Gabon (is)
• Interlingua: Gabon
• Irish: An Ghabúin f
• Italian: Gabon (it) m
• Japanese: ガボン (ja) (Gabon)
• Kalenjin: Gabon
• Kamba: Gabon
• Kazakh: Габон (kk) (Gabon)
• Khmer: ហ្គាបុង (gaabong)
• Kikuyu: Gabon
• Korean: 가봉 (ko) (Gabong)
• Kyrgyz: Габон (ky) (Gabon)
• Latvian: Gabona f
• Lithuanian: Gabonas (lt) m
• Luhya: Gabon
• Luo: Gabon
• Macedonian: Габон (mk) m (Gabon)
• Maltese: Gabon
• Maori: Kāpona
• Mbere: please add this translation if you can
• Meru: Gabon
• Mongolian: Габон (mn) (Gabon)
• Navajo: Gabǫ́ǫ́
• Norman: Gabon m
• Norwegian: Gabon (no)
• Persian: گابن (gâbon)
• Polish: Gabon (pl)
• Portuguese: Gabão (pt)
• Romanian: Gabon (ro) n
• Russian: Габо́н (ru) m (Gabón)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Габон m

  Roman: Gabon (sh) m

• Sinhalese: ගැබොන් (gæbon)
• Sira: please add this translation if you can
• Slovak: Gabon (sk) m
• Slovene: Gabon (sl) m
• Spanish: Gabón (es) m
• Swahili: Gaboni (sw)
• Swedish: Gabon (sv)
• Tagalog: Gabon (tl)
• Tajik: Габон (tg) (Gabon)
• Thai: กาบอง (th) (gaa-bɔng)
• Turkish: Gabon (tr)
• Turkmen: Gabon
• Ukrainian: Габо́н (uk) m (Habón)
• Uzbek: Gabon (uz)
• Vietnamese: Ga-bông
• Yoruba: Gàbọ́ọ̀nù

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world

countries in Africa (appendix)edit

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Rwanda
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Western Sahara
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Further reading

• Gabon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Gabon

1. A barangay of Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Ambonao, Ambuetel, Banaoang, Bued, Buenlag, Cabilocaan, Dinalaoan, Doyong, Gabon, Lasip, Longos, Lumbang, Macabito, Malabago, Mancup, Nagsaing, Nalsian, Poblacion East, Poblacion West, Quesban, San Miguel, San Vicente, Songkoy, Talibaew — barangays of Calasiao

2. A barangay of Abucay, Bataan, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Bangkal, Calaylayan, Capitangan, Gabon, Laon, Mabatang, Omboy, Salian, Wawa — barangays of Abucay

3. A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Agos, Alnay, Alomon, Amoguis, Anopol, Apad, Balaba, Balangibang, Balinad, Basud, Binagbangan, Buyo, Centro Occidental, Centro Oriental, Cepres, Cotmon, Cotnogan, Danao, Gabon, Gamot, Itaran, Kinale, Kinuartilan, La Medalla, La Purisima, Lanigay, Lidong, Lourdes, Magpanambo, Magurang, Matacon, Maynaga, Maysua, Mendez, Napo, Pinagdapugan, Ponso, Salvacion, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Santa Teresita, Santicon, Sugcad, Ubaliw — barangays of Polangui

4. A barangay of Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Binanuaan, Caawigan, Cahabaan, Calintaan, Del Carmen, Gabon, Itomang, Poblacion, San Francisco, San Isidro, San Jose, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Santo Niño — barangays of Talisay

Anagrams

• Bogan, bogan, goban, obang

Breton

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡəˈβon]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡəˈbon]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈbon]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Gabon m

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• gabonès

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡabon]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gabon m inan (relational adjective gabonský, demonym Gaboňan or Gabonec)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

Declension of Gabon (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Gabon
genitive	Gabonu
dative	Gabonu
accusative	Gabon
vocative	Gabone
locative	Gabonu
instrumental	Gabonem

Further reading

• “Gabon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gabon n

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Gabão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑbon/, [ˈɡɑ̝bo̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑbon
• Syllabification^(key): Ga‧bon
• Hyphenation^(key): Ga‧bon

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Gabon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Gabon	—
genitive		Gabonin	—
partitive		Gabonia	—
illative		Gaboniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Gabon	—
accusative	nom.	Gabon	—
	gen.	Gabonin
genitive		Gabonin	—
partitive		Gabonia	—
inessive		Gabonissa	—
elative		Gabonista	—
illative		Gaboniin	—
adessive		Gabonilla	—
ablative		Gabonilta	—
allative		Gabonille	—
essive		Gabonina	—
translative		Gaboniksi	—
abessive		Gabonitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Gabon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gabonini — accusative nom. Gabonini — gen. Gabonini genitive Gabonini — partitive Gaboniani — inessive Gabonissani — elative Gabonistani — illative Gaboniini — adessive Gabonillani — ablative Gaboniltani — allative Gabonilleni — essive Gaboninani — translative Gabonikseni — abessive Gabonittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gabonisi — accusative nom. Gabonisi — gen. Gabonisi genitive Gabonisi — partitive Gaboniasi — inessive Gabonissasi — elative Gabonistasi — illative Gaboniisi — adessive Gabonillasi — ablative Gaboniltasi — allative Gabonillesi — essive Gaboninasi — translative Gaboniksesi — abessive Gabonittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gabonimme — accusative nom. Gabonimme — gen. Gabonimme genitive Gabonimme — partitive Gaboniamme — inessive Gabonissamme — elative Gabonistamme — illative Gaboniimme — adessive Gabonillamme — ablative Gaboniltamme — allative Gabonillemme — essive Gaboninamme — translative Gaboniksemme — abessive Gabonittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gaboninne — accusative nom. Gaboninne — gen. Gaboninne genitive Gaboninne — partitive Gabonianne — inessive Gabonissanne — elative Gabonistanne — illative Gaboniinne — adessive Gabonillanne — ablative Gaboniltanne — allative Gabonillenne — essive Gaboninanne — translative Gaboniksenne — abessive Gabonittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Gaboninsa — accusative nom. Gaboninsa — gen. Gaboninsa genitive Gaboninsa — partitive Gaboniaan Gaboniansa — inessive Gabonissaan Gabonissansa — elative Gabonistaan Gabonistansa — illative Gaboniinsa — adessive Gabonillaan Gabonillansa — ablative Gaboniltaan Gaboniltansa — allative Gabonilleen Gabonillensa — essive Gaboninaan Gaboninansa — translative Gabonikseen Gaboniksensa — abessive Gabonittaan Gabonittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• gabonilainen

compounds

• gaboninkyy
• gaboninmahonki
• gaboninmarakatti
• gaboninmetsähiiri

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.bɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gabon m

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• Gabonais
• gabonais

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒbon]
• Hyphenation: Ga‧bon
• Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa; official name: Gaboni Köztársaság)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Gabon	—
accusative	Gabont	—
dative	Gabonnak	—
instrumental	Gabonnal	—
causal-final	Gabonért	—
translative	Gabonná	—
terminative	Gabonig	—
essive-formal	Gabonként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Gabonban	—
superessive	Gabonon	—
adessive	Gabonnál	—
illative	Gabonba	—
sublative	Gabonra	—
allative	Gabonhoz	—
elative	Gabonból	—
delative	Gabonról	—
ablative	Gabontól	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Gaboné	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Gabonéi	—

Possessive forms of Gabon

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Gabonom	—
2nd person sing.	Gabonod	—
3rd person sing.	Gabonja	—
1st person plural	Gabonunk	—
2nd person plural	Gabonotok	—
3rd person plural	Gabonjuk	—

Derived terms

• gaboni

See also

countries in Africa: Afrika országai (appendix)edit

• Algéria
• Angola
• Benin
• Bissau-Guinea
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Comore-szigetek
• Csád
• Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
• Dél-Szudán
• Dzsibuti
• Egyenlítői-Guinea
• Egyiptom
• Elefántcsontpart
• Eritrea
• Etiópia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghána
• Guinea
• Kamerun
• Kenya
• Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
• Kongói Köztársaság
• Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
• Lesotho
• Libéria
• Líbia
• Madagaszkár
• Malawi
• Mali
• Marokkó
• Mauritánia
• Mauritius
• Mozambik
• Namíbia
• Niger
• Nigéria
• Ruanda
• Seychelle-szigetek
• Sierra Leone
• São Tomé és Príncipe
• Szenegál
• Szomália
• Szudán
• Szváziföld
• Tanzánia
• Togo
• Tunézia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Zöld-foki Köztársaság

Interlingua

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Italian

Proper noun

Gabon m

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• gabonese

Anagrams

• bagno, bagnò

Japanese

Romanization

Gabon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ガボン

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Related terms

• gaboner
• gabonsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Related terms

• gabonar
• gabonsk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abɔn
• Syllabification: Ga‧bon

Proper noun

Gabon m inan (related adjective gaboński)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

Declension of Gabon

	singular
nominative	Gabon
genitive	Gabonu
dative	Gabonowi
accusative	Gabon
instrumental	Gabonem
locative	Gabonie
vocative	Gabonie

Derived terms

nouns

• Gabonka
• Gabończyk

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

• Gabon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡǎboːn/
• Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

Proper noun

Gàbōn m (Cyrillic spelling Га̀бо̄н)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡabɔn]

Proper noun

Gabon m inan (genitive singular Gabonu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

References

• “Gabon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡàːbɔn/

Proper noun

Gabón m inan

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	Gabón
genitive	Gabóna
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Gabón
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Gabóna
dative (dajȃlnik)	Gabónu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Gabón
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Gabónu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Gabónom

Related terms

• Gabónec / Gabónka
• gabónski

References

• “Gabon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “Gabon”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swahili

Alternative forms

• Gaboni

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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

Proper noun

Gabon n (genitive Gabons)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• gabones
• gabonesisk
• gabonesiska

References

• Gabon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gabón (“Gabon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbon/ [ɡɐˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Ga‧bon

Proper noun

Gabón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Anagrams

• Agbon, bagon, bango, bong̃a

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gabon

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

Declension of Gabon

	singular
nominative	Gabon
accusative	Gabon'u
dative	Gabon'a
locative	Gabon'da
ablative	Gabon'dan
genitive	Gabon'un

Possessive forms of Gabon

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Gabon'um	Gabonlarım Gabon'larım
senin (your)	Gabon'un	Gabonların Gabon'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Gabon'u	Gabonları Gabon'ları
bizim (our)	Gabon'umuz	Gabonlarımız Gabon'larımız
sizin (your)	Gabon'unuz	Gabonlarınız Gabon'larınız
onların (their)	Gabon'u Gabonları Gabon'ları	Gabonları Gabon'ları

Derived terms

• Gabonlu

See also

countries in Africa: Afrika ülkesi (appendix)edit

• Angola
• Batı Sahra
• Benin
• Botsvana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cezayir
• Cibuti
• Çad
• Ekvator Ginesi
• Eritre
• Esvatini
• Etiyopiya
• Fas
• Fildişi Sahili
• Gabon
• Gambiya
• Gana
• Gine
• Gine-Bissau
• Güney Afrika
• Güney Sudan
• Kamerun
• Kenya
• Komorlar
• Kongo Cumhuriyeti
• Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
• Lesotho
• Liberya
• Libya
• Madagaskar
• Malavi
• Mali
• Mauritius
• Mısır
• Moritanya
• Mozambik
• Namibya
• Nijer
• Nijeria
• Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
• Ruanda
• Senegal
• Seyşeller
• Sierra Leone
• Somali
• Sudan
• São Tomé ve Príncipe
• Tanzanya
• Togo
• Tunus
• Uganda
• Yeşil Burun
• Zambiya
• Zimbabve

Welsh

Proper noun

Gabon f

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

See also

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