Vietnam
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/
- (US) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/, /ˌvi.ətˈnɑm/, /ˌvi.ətˈnæm/
Audio (US) (file) - (US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
- A country in Southeast Asia, on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam
- (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
- Synonym: (informal) Nam
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
country in Southeast Asia
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Noun[edit]
Vietnam (plural Vietnams)
- A long war which a dominating foreign occupier of a place (the site of the war) cannot win.
- another Vietnam
- the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)
- France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
- (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
- 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:
- Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
- 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, Death Row Records, performed by Dr. Dre:
- Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.
- (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
- 1989, Michael Goodwin and Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, p. 195:
- Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.
- 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
- Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam
- 1989, Michael Goodwin and Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, p. 195:
See also[edit]
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Srebrenica, Chernobyl
Asturian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vi.ənˈnam/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi.ənˈnam/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vi.enˈnam/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Central Nahuatl[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Czech[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m inan
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Further reading[edit]
- Vietnam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Vietnam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam n
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
- Vietnam
- Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of Vietnam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vietnam | — | |
| genitive | Vietnamin | — | |
| partitive | Vietnamia | — | |
| illative | Vietnamiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Vietnam | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Vietnam | — |
| gen. | Vietnamin | ||
| genitive | Vietnamin | — | |
| partitive | Vietnamia | — | |
| inessive | Vietnamissa | — | |
| elative | Vietnamista | — | |
| illative | Vietnamiin | — | |
| adessive | Vietnamilla | — | |
| ablative | Vietnamilta | — | |
| allative | Vietnamille | — | |
| essive | Vietnamina | — | |
| translative | Vietnamiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Vietnamitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Vietnam (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Vietnamini | Vietnamimme |
| 2nd person | Vietnamisi | Vietnaminne |
| 3rd person | Vietnaminsa | |
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
Derived terms[edit]
Galician[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /vi̯ɛtˈnam/, /-ˈnaːm/, [vjɛt-], [vi.ɛt-], [ʋ-]
- IPA(key): /virtˈnam/, [viɐ̯tˈnam] (colloquial variant; compare Serviette)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -am, -aːm
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam n (genitive Vietnam or Vietnams, plural Vietnam)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:
- Dieser zweite Teil der Genfer Erklärung sah auch vor, im Juli 1956 Wahlen zur Vereinigung der beiden Vietnam durchzuführen, doch wurde dieser Teil der Verträge nicht mehr unterschrieben.
- 2014, Heino Caesar, Commander: Ein Bericht. Buch 3, page 180:
- Es war ein blau-gelb-grüner runder Fleck im dunklen Meer unter ihnen auf 17° Nordbreite, der noch existierenden Demarkationslinie zwischen den beiden Vietnam.
- 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural Vietnam refers to North Vietnam (German: Nordvietnam) and South Vietnam (German: Südvietnam).
Declension[edit]
Declension of Vietnam
Derived terms[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Declension[edit]
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Vietnam | Vietnamok |
| accusative | Vietnamot | Vietnamokat |
| dative | Vietnamnak | Vietnamoknak |
| instrumental | Vietnammal | Vietnamokkal |
| causal-final | Vietnamért | Vietnamokért |
| translative | Vietnammá | Vietnamokká |
| terminative | Vietnamig | Vietnamokig |
| essive-formal | Vietnamként | Vietnamokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Vietnamban | Vietnamokban |
| superessive | Vietnamon | Vietnamokon |
| adessive | Vietnamnál | Vietnamoknál |
| illative | Vietnamba | Vietnamokba |
| sublative | Vietnamra | Vietnamokra |
| allative | Vietnamhoz | Vietnamokhoz |
| elative | Vietnamból | Vietnamokból |
| delative | Vietnamról | Vietnamokról |
| ablative | Vietnamtól | Vietnamoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Vietnamé | Vietnamoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Vietnaméi | Vietnamokéi |
| Possessive forms of Vietnam | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Vietnamom | Vietnamjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Vietnamod | Vietnamjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Vietnamja | Vietnamjai |
| 1st person plural | Vietnamunk | Vietnamjaink |
| 2nd person plural | Vietnamotok | Vietnamjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Vietnamjuk | Vietnamjaik |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
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Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
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Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m (genitive Vietnamu) declension pattern dub
Declension[edit]
Declension of Vietnam
Derived terms[edit]
- Vietnamec m
- Vietnamka f
- vietnamský (adjective)
- vietnamsky (adverb)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam m
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Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam n (genitive Vietnams)
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnam
Derived terms[edit]
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