vuvuzela
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: Vuvuzela
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelas)
- A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
- 2006, Weekend Argus July 15
- When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.
- 2006, Weekend Argus July 15
Synonyms[edit]
- (trumpet-shaped horn): stadium horn, stadium trumpet
Hypernyms[edit]
- (trumpet-shaped horn): noisemaker
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
horn
|
|
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed shortly before the South African world cup from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela m (plural vuvuzela's, diminutive vuvuzelaatje n)
- vuvuzela [from 2009]
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela
Declension[edit]
Inflection of vuvuzela (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelat | |
genitive | vuvuzelan | vuvuzeloiden vuvuzeloitten vuvuzelojen | |
partitive | vuvuzelaa | vuvuzeloita vuvuzeloja | |
illative | vuvuzelaan | vuvuzeloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelat | |
accusative | nom. | vuvuzela | vuvuzelat |
gen. | vuvuzelan | ||
genitive | vuvuzelan | vuvuzeloiden vuvuzeloitten vuvuzelojen vuvuzelainrare | |
partitive | vuvuzelaa | vuvuzeloita vuvuzeloja | |
inessive | vuvuzelassa | vuvuzeloissa | |
elative | vuvuzelasta | vuvuzeloista | |
illative | vuvuzelaan | vuvuzeloihin | |
adessive | vuvuzelalla | vuvuzeloilla | |
ablative | vuvuzelalta | vuvuzeloilta | |
allative | vuvuzelalle | vuvuzeloille | |
essive | vuvuzelana | vuvuzeloina | |
translative | vuvuzelaksi | vuvuzeloiksi | |
instructive | — | vuvuzeloin | |
abessive | vuvuzelatta | vuvuzeloitta | |
comitative | — | vuvuzeloineen |
Possessive forms of vuvuzela (type katiska) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | vuvuzelani | vuvuzelamme |
2nd person | vuvuzelasi | vuvuzelanne |
3rd person | vuvuzelansa |
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Further reading[edit]
- “vuvuzela” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelák)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelák |
accusative | vuvuzelát | vuvuzelákat |
dative | vuvuzelának | vuvuzeláknak |
instrumental | vuvuzelával | vuvuzelákkal |
causal-final | vuvuzeláért | vuvuzelákért |
translative | vuvuzelává | vuvuzelákká |
terminative | vuvuzeláig | vuvuzelákig |
essive-formal | vuvuzelaként | vuvuzelákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | vuvuzelában | vuvuzelákban |
superessive | vuvuzelán | vuvuzelákon |
adessive | vuvuzelánál | vuvuzeláknál |
illative | vuvuzelába | vuvuzelákba |
sublative | vuvuzelára | vuvuzelákra |
allative | vuvuzelához | vuvuzelákhoz |
elative | vuvuzelából | vuvuzelákból |
delative | vuvuzeláról | vuvuzelákról |
ablative | vuvuzelától | vuvuzeláktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
vuvuzeláé | vuvuzeláké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
vuvuzeláéi | vuvuzelákéi |
Possessive forms of vuvuzela | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | vuvuzelám | vuvuzeláim |
2nd person sing. | vuvuzelád | vuvuzeláid |
3rd person sing. | vuvuzelája | vuvuzelái |
1st person plural | vuvuzelánk | vuvuzeláink |
2nd person plural | vuvuzelátok | vuvuzeláitok |
3rd person plural | vuvuzelájuk | vuvuzeláik |
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela f (invariable)
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzȅla f (Cyrillic spelling вувузе̏ла)
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela f (genitive singular vuvuzely, nominative plural vuvuzely, declension pattern of žena)
Declension[edit]
Declension of vuvuzela
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela c
Declension[edit]
Declension of vuvuzela | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelan | vuvuzelor | vuvuzelorna |
Genitive | vuvuzelas | vuvuzelans | vuvuzelors | vuvuzelornas |
Turkish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuvuzela (definite accusative vuvuzelayı, plural vuvuzelalar)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | vuvuzela | |
Definite accusative | vuvuzelayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelalar |
Definite accusative | vuvuzelayı | vuvuzelaları |
Dative | vuvuzelaya | vuvuzelalara |
Locative | vuvuzelada | vuvuzelalarda |
Ablative | vuvuzeladan | vuvuzelalardan |
Genitive | vuvuzelanın | vuvuzelaların |
Categories:
- English terms derived from Zulu
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Musical instruments
- en:Sports
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms derived from Zulu
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Musical instruments
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish katiska-type nominals
- fi:Musical instruments
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Musical instruments
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Football (soccer)
- hu:Musical instruments
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Musical instruments
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Musical instruments
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- Slovak 4-syllable words
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak nouns
- Slovak feminine nouns
- Spanish terms borrowed from Zulu
- Spanish terms derived from Zulu
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Musical instruments
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns