Mosambik

See also: Mósambík

Czech

Alternative forms

• Mozambik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmosambɪk]

Proper noun

Mosambik m inan (relational adjective mosambický, demonym Mosambičan)

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Declension

Declension of Mosambik (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Mosambik
genitive	Mosambiku
dative	Mosambiku
accusative	Mosambik
vocative	Mosambiku
locative	Mosambiku
instrumental	Mosambikem

Further reading

• “Mosambik”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Mosambik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Mosambik”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Moçambique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmosɑmbik/, [ˈmo̞s̠ɑ̝mbik]
• Rhymes: -osɑmbik
• Syllabification^(key): Mo‧sam‧bik
• Hyphenation^(key): Mo‧sam‧bik

Proper noun

Mosambik

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

   Mosambikin tasavalta ― Republic of Mozambique

Declension

Inflection of Mosambik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Mosambik	—
genitive		Mosambikin	—
partitive		Mosambikia	—
illative		Mosambikiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Mosambik	—
accusative	nom.	Mosambik	—
	gen.	Mosambikin
genitive		Mosambikin	—
partitive		Mosambikia	—
inessive		Mosambikissa	—
elative		Mosambikista	—
illative		Mosambikiin	—
adessive		Mosambikilla	—
ablative		Mosambikilta	—
allative		Mosambikille	—
essive		Mosambikina	—
translative		Mosambikiksi	—
abessive		Mosambikitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mosambikini — accusative nom. Mosambikini — gen. Mosambikini genitive Mosambikini — partitive Mosambikiani — inessive Mosambikissani — elative Mosambikistani — illative Mosambikiini — adessive Mosambikillani — ablative Mosambikiltani — allative Mosambikilleni — essive Mosambikinani — translative Mosambikikseni — abessive Mosambikittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mosambikisi — accusative nom. Mosambikisi — gen. Mosambikisi genitive Mosambikisi — partitive Mosambikiasi — inessive Mosambikissasi — elative Mosambikistasi — illative Mosambikiisi — adessive Mosambikillasi — ablative Mosambikiltasi — allative Mosambikillesi — essive Mosambikinasi — translative Mosambikiksesi — abessive Mosambikittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mosambikimme — accusative nom. Mosambikimme — gen. Mosambikimme genitive Mosambikimme — partitive Mosambikiamme — inessive Mosambikissamme — elative Mosambikistamme — illative Mosambikiimme — adessive Mosambikillamme — ablative Mosambikiltamme — allative Mosambikillemme — essive Mosambikinamme — translative Mosambikiksemme — abessive Mosambikittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mosambikinne — accusative nom. Mosambikinne — gen. Mosambikinne genitive Mosambikinne — partitive Mosambikianne — inessive Mosambikissanne — elative Mosambikistanne — illative Mosambikiinne — adessive Mosambikillanne — ablative Mosambikiltanne — allative Mosambikillenne — essive Mosambikinanne — translative Mosambikiksenne — abessive Mosambikittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mosambikinsa — accusative nom. Mosambikinsa — gen. Mosambikinsa genitive Mosambikinsa — partitive Mosambikiaan Mosambikiansa — inessive Mosambikissaan Mosambikissansa — elative Mosambikistaan Mosambikistansa — illative Mosambikiinsa — adessive Mosambikillaan Mosambikillansa — ablative Mosambikiltaan Mosambikiltansa — allative Mosambikilleen Mosambikillensa — essive Mosambikinaan Mosambikinansa — translative Mosambikikseen Mosambikiksensa — abessive Mosambikittaan Mosambikittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• mosambikilainen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mozamˈbiːk/, /mozamˈbɪk/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Mosambik n (proper noun, genitive Mosambiks or (optionally with an article) Mosambik)

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Related terms

• Mosambikaner
• mosambikanisch
• Mosambiker
• mosambikisch

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

Norwegian Bokmål

The flag of Mozambique.

Mozambique in Africa.

The historic Island of Mozambique, from which the country takes its name.

Etymology

Internationalism, based on Portuguese Moçambique (“Mozambique”). The Portuguese name was first applied to the Island of Mozambique and its settlement and was later extended to the surrounding colonial territory and ultimately to the modern country. The island's name is generally traced to a local Arab ruler encountered by the Portuguese in the late 15th century, whose name is recorded in varying forms such as Ali Musa Mbiki, Mussa Ben-Bique and Mussa Al-Mbique.

The identifiable given-name element مُوسَى (mūsā, “Moses; Musa”) is from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (“Moses”), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (“Moses”). The deeper origin of the Hebrew name is uncertain, and the origin and exact form of the remaining Mbiki/Bique element are unclear.

Parallel international adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk Mosambik, German Mosambik, Finnish Mosambik, Polish Mozambik, Swedish Moçambique and English Mozambique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹mʊ.samˈbiːk/, [mʊ.samˈbìːk]
• Rhymes: -iːk
• Hyphenation: Mo‧sam‧bik

Proper noun

Mosambik

1. Mozambique; a country in Southern Africa, Africa, on the Indian Ocean, with Maputo as its capital.

   Mosambik har en lang kyst mot Indiahavet. ― Mozambique has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean.

   • 2026 June 25, Mikal Hem and Aslak Orre, “Mosambik”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[1]:

     Mosambik er et land i det sørlige Afrika.

     Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa.

2. Mozambique; a city in Mozambique, a historic city on the Island of Mozambique in Nampula Province.

   Mosambik var lenge et viktig handelssentrum langs østkysten av Afrika. ― Mozambique was for a long time an important trading centre on the east coast of Africa.

   • 2025 February 22, Aslak Orre, “Mosambik”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[2]:

     Mosambik er en by i Mosambik.

     Mozambique is a city in Mozambique.

Usage notes

• The official Norwegian long-form name of the country is Republikken Mosambik (“the Republic of Mozambique”).
• From independence in 1975 until 1990, the country's official Norwegian name was Folkerepublikken Mosambik (“the People's Republic of Mozambique”).

Related terms

• mosambiker (“a Mozambican”)
• mosambikisk (“Mozambican”)

See also

countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

• Algerie
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Den demokratiske republikken Kongo
• Den sentralafrikanske republikk
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Ekvatorial-Guinea
• Elfenbenskysten
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Etiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kamerun
• Kapp Verde
• Kenya
• Komorene
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagaskar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Marokko
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mosambik
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Republikken Kongo
• Rwanda
• São Tomé og Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychellene
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Sør-Afrika
• Sør-Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tsjad
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

References

• “Mosambik” in Store norske leksikon.
• “Mosambik” in Store norske leksikon.
• “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med”, Utenriksdepartementet.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Mosambik

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Related terms

• mosambikar
• mosambikisk