Kiribati

See also: kiribatí

English

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.ɹɨ.bæs/, /kiː.ɹɨˈbæs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɨˈbɑs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɨˈbɑ.ti/

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Proper noun

Kiribati

1. A country in Oceania. Official name in English: Republic of Kiribati.
2. The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Synonyms

• (language): Gilbertese

Related terms

• I-Kiribati

Translations

Republic of Kiribati

• Arabic: كِيرِيبَاتِي m (kiribātī)
• Bengali: কিরিবাস (kiribaś)
• Breton: Kiribati
• Bulgarian: Кирибати (Kiribati)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基里巴斯 (zh) (Jīlǐbāsī)

• Czech: Kiribati (cs) n
• Danish: Kiribati (da)
• Dutch: Kiribati (nl)
• Esperanto: Kiribato (eo)
• Estonian: Kiribati (et)
• Faroese: Kiribati n
• Finnish: Kiribati (fi)
• French: Kiribati (fr)
• Galician: Kiribati (gl)
• German: Kiribati (de)
• Gilbertese: i-Kiribati
• Greek: Κιριμπάτι (el) (Kirimpáti)
• Hawaiian: Kilepaka
• Hungarian: Kiribati (hu)
• Interlingua: Kiribati
• Italian: Kiribati (it)
• Japanese: キリバス (ja) (Kiribasu)
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• Korean: 키리바시 (ko) (kiribasi)
• Macedonian: Кириба́ти (mk) n (Kiribáti)
• Maltese: il-Kiribati (mt)
• Maori: Kiripati
• Marathi: किरिबाती (kiribātī)
• Navajo: Kílíbas
• Norman: Kiribati
• Norwegian: Kiribati
• Polish: Kiribati (pl)
• Portuguese: Kiribati (pt) m, Quiribati (pt) m
• Romanian: Kiribati (ro)
• Russian: Кириба́ти (ru) f or n (Kiribáti)
• Scots: Kiribati
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Кирибати m

  Roman: Kiribati (sh) m

• Spanish: Kiribati (es)
• Swedish: Kiribati (sv)
• Thai: คิริบาส (th) (kí-rí-báas)
• Tongan: Kilipasi
• Turkish: Kiribati (tr)
• Turkmen: Kiribati
• Yoruba: Kiribati

language — see Gilbertese

See also

• South Tarawa
• Countries of the world

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Kiribati, gil ⁠

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Czech

Proper noun

Kiribati n

1. Kiribati

Related terms

• kiribatský
• Kiribaťan

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Estonian

Proper noun

Kiribati

1. Kiribati (country)
2. Kiribati (islands)

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Faroese

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, a corruption of English Gilbert, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌki.ɹiˈpɑː.ti/

Proper noun

Kiribati n

1. Kiribati

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Finnish

Proper noun

Kiribati

1. Kiribati

Declension

Inflection of Kiribati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kiribati	—
genitive		Kiribatin	—
partitive		Kiribatia	—
illative		Kiribatiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kiribati	—
accusative	nom.	Kiribati	—
	gen.	Kiribatin
genitive		Kiribatin	—
partitive		Kiribatia	—
inessive		Kiribatissa	—
elative		Kiribatista	—
illative		Kiribatiin	—
adessive		Kiribatilla	—
ablative		Kiribatilta	—
allative		Kiribatille	—
essive		Kiribatina	—
translative		Kiribatiksi	—
abessive		Kiribatitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kiribati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kiribatini — accusative nom. Kiribatini — gen. Kiribatini genitive Kiribatini — partitive Kiribatiani — inessive Kiribatissani — elative Kiribatistani — illative Kiribatiini — adessive Kiribatillani — ablative Kiribatiltani — allative Kiribatilleni — essive Kiribatinani — translative Kiribatikseni — abessive Kiribatittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kiribatisi — accusative nom. Kiribatisi — gen. Kiribatisi genitive Kiribatisi — partitive Kiribatiasi — inessive Kiribatissasi — elative Kiribatistasi — illative Kiribatiisi — adessive Kiribatillasi — ablative Kiribatiltasi — allative Kiribatillesi — essive Kiribatinasi — translative Kiribatiksesi — abessive Kiribatittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kiribatimme — accusative nom. Kiribatimme — gen. Kiribatimme genitive Kiribatimme — partitive Kiribatiamme — inessive Kiribatissamme — elative Kiribatistamme — illative Kiribatiimme — adessive Kiribatillamme — ablative Kiribatiltamme — allative Kiribatillemme — essive Kiribatinamme — translative Kiribatiksemme — abessive Kiribatittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kiribatinne — accusative nom. Kiribatinne — gen. Kiribatinne genitive Kiribatinne — partitive Kiribatianne — inessive Kiribatissanne — elative Kiribatistanne — illative Kiribatiinne — adessive Kiribatillanne — ablative Kiribatiltanne — allative Kiribatillenne — essive Kiribatinanne — translative Kiribatiksenne — abessive Kiribatittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kiribatinsa — accusative nom. Kiribatinsa — gen. Kiribatinsa genitive Kiribatinsa — partitive Kiribatiaan Kiribatiansa — inessive Kiribatissaan Kiribatissansa — elative Kiribatistaan Kiribatistansa — illative Kiribatiinsa — adessive Kiribatillaan Kiribatillansa — ablative Kiribatiltaan Kiribatiltansa — allative Kiribatilleen Kiribatillensa — essive Kiribatinaan Kiribatinansa — translative Kiribatikseen Kiribatiksensa — abessive Kiribatittaan Kiribatittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kiribatilainen

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German

Proper noun

Kiribati n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kiribatis)

1. Kiribati

Derived terms

• kiribatisch

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Gilbertese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gilbert, a shortened name of the Gilbert Islands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiɾipäs/

Proper noun

i-Kiribati

1. Kiribati

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Italian

Proper noun

Kiribati f pl

1. Kiribati

See also

• gilbertino

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Kiribati

1. Kiribati

Related terms

• kiribatier
• kiribatisk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Kiribati

1. Kiribati

Related terms

• kiribatiar
• kiribatisk

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.riˈba.ti/

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Proper noun

1. Kiribati

Derived terms

• (nouns) Kiribatyjczyk, Kiribatyjka
• (adjective) kiribatyjski

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Quiribati

Proper noun

Kiribati m

1. Kiribati (a country in Oceania)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiɾiˈbati/ [ki.ɾiˈβ̞a.t̪i]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɾibas/ [ˈki.ɾi.β̞as]

Proper noun

Kiribati ?

1. Kiribati

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Swedish

Proper noun

Kiribati n (genitive Kiribatis)

1. Kiribati

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Turkmen

Proper noun

Kiribati

1. Kiribati