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Uruguay

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Disputed; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) y (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Uruguay

  2. A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
    • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249:
      The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • ⇒ Translingual: Uruguaya

Translations

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See also

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countries in South America (appendix)edit

Asturian

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Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ast

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai̯/ [u.ɾuˈɡwai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay.

Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay f (relational adjective uruguayský, demonym Uruguayec)

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Declension

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Declension of Uruguay (sg-only soft feminine)
singular
nominative Uruguay
genitive Uruguaye
dative Uruguayi
accusative Uruguayi
vocative Uruguaye
locative Uruguayi
instrumental Uruguayí

Further reading

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Dutch

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Proper noun

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Uruguay n

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

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From Spanish Uruguay.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Declension

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Inflection of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative Uruguay —
genitive Uruguayn —
partitive Uruguayta —
illative Uruguayhin —
singular plural
nominative Uruguay —
accusative nom. Uruguay —
gen. Uruguayn
genitive Uruguayn —
partitive Uruguayta —
inessive Uruguayssa —
elative Uruguaysta —
illative Uruguayhin —
adessive Uruguaylla —
ablative Uruguaylta —
allative Uruguaylle —
essive Uruguayna —
translative Uruguayksi —
abessive Uruguaytta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Uruguayni —
accusative nom. Uruguayni —
gen. Uruguayni
genitive Uruguayni —
partitive Uruguaytani —
inessive Uruguayssani —
elative Uruguaystani —
illative Uruguayhini —
adessive Uruguayllani —
ablative Uruguayltani —
allative Uruguaylleni —
essive Uruguaynani —
translative Uruguaykseni —
abessive Uruguayttani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Uruguaysi —
accusative nom. Uruguaysi —
gen. Uruguaysi
genitive Uruguaysi —
partitive Uruguaytasi —
inessive Uruguayssasi —
elative Uruguaystasi —
illative Uruguayhisi —
adessive Uruguayllasi —
ablative Uruguayltasi —
allative Uruguayllesi —
essive Uruguaynasi —
translative Uruguayksesi —
abessive Uruguayttasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Uruguaymme —
accusative nom. Uruguaymme —
gen. Uruguaymme
genitive Uruguaymme —
partitive Uruguaytamme —
inessive Uruguayssamme —
elative Uruguaystamme —
illative Uruguayhimme —
adessive Uruguayllamme —
ablative Uruguayltamme —
allative Uruguayllemme —
essive Uruguaynamme —
translative Uruguayksemme —
abessive Uruguayttamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Uruguaynne —
accusative nom. Uruguaynne —
gen. Uruguaynne
genitive Uruguaynne —
partitive Uruguaytanne —
inessive Uruguayssanne —
elative Uruguaystanne —
illative Uruguayhinne —
adessive Uruguayllanne —
ablative Uruguayltanne —
allative Uruguayllenne —
essive Uruguaynanne —
translative Uruguayksenne —
abessive Uruguayttanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Uruguaynsa —
accusative nom. Uruguaynsa —
gen. Uruguaynsa
genitive Uruguaynsa —
partitive Uruguaytaan
Uruguaytansa 		—
inessive Uruguayssaan
Uruguayssansa 		—
elative Uruguaystaan
Uruguaystansa 		—
illative Uruguayhinsa —
adessive Uruguayllaan
Uruguayllansa 		—
ablative Uruguayltaan
Uruguayltansa 		—
allative Uruguaylleen
Uruguayllensa 		—
essive Uruguaynaan
Uruguaynansa 		—
translative Uruguaykseen
Uruguayksensa 		—
abessive Uruguayttaan
Uruguayttansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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compounds

French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay n (proper noun, genitive Uruguays or (optionally with an article) Uruguay)

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Uruguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

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 Uruguay on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈuruɡvaːj]
  • Hyphenation: Uru‧guay
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America; official name: Uruguayi Keleti Köztársaság)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Uruguay —
accusative Uruguayt —
dative Uruguaynak —
instrumental Uruguayjal —
causal-final Uruguayért —
translative Uruguayjá —
terminative Uruguayig —
essive-formal Uruguayként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Uruguayban —
superessive Uruguayon —
adessive Uruguaynál —
illative Uruguayba —
sublative Uruguayra —
allative Uruguayhoz —
elative Uruguayból —
delative Uruguayról —
ablative Uruguaytól —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Uruguayé —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Uruguayéi —
Possessive forms of Uruguay
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Uruguayom —
2nd person sing. Uruguayod —
3rd person sing. Uruguaya —
1st person plural Uruguayunk —
2nd person plural Uruguayotok —
3rd person plural Uruguayuk —

Derived terms

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See also

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countries in South America: Dél-Amerika országai (appendix)edit

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Uruguay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u.ruˈɡwaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: U‧ru‧guày

Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
Flag of Uruguay

Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. obsolete spelling of Uruguai

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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Disputed, either:

  • Guaraní urugua y (literally “water shellfish”), from urugua (“shellfish”) +‎ y (“water”); or
  • Guaraní uru gua y (literally “type of water bird”) from uru (“type of bird”) +‎ gua (“from”) +‎ y (“water”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai/ [u.ɾuˈɣ̞wai̯]
  • Audio (Peru); “Uruguay; capital: Montevideo”:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
  2. Uruguay River (a major river in South America)

Usage notes

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  • The definite article is optional when referring to Uruguay in Spanish (i.e. el Uruguay).

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

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See also

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countries in South America: Sydamerikas länder (appendix)edit

Further reading

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Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Declension

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Declension of Uruguay
singular
nominative Uruguay
accusative Uruguay'ı
dative Uruguay'a
locative Uruguay'da
ablative Uruguay'dan
genitive Uruguay'ın
Possessive forms of Uruguay
singular plural
benim (my) Uruguay'm Uruguaylarım
Uruguay'larım
senin (your) Uruguay'n Uruguayların
Uruguay'ların
onun (his/her/its) Uruguay'sı Uruguayları
Uruguay'ları
bizim (our) Uruguay'mız Uruguaylarımız
Uruguay'larımız
sizin (your) Uruguay'nız Uruguaylarınız
Uruguay'larınız
onların (their) Uruguay'sı
Uruguayları
Uruguay'ları 		Uruguayları
Uruguay'ları

Derived terms

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See also

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countries in South America: Güney Amerika ülkesi (appendix)edit

Venetan

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Proper noun

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Uruguay m

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Uruguay

  1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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