vuvuzela
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Vuvuzelas_1.jpg/220px-Vuvuzelas_1.jpg)
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 July 15, Weekend Argus:
- When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.
Synonyms
[edit]- (trumpet-shaped horn): stadium horn, stadium trumpet
Hypernyms
[edit]- (trumpet-shaped horn): noisemaker
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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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]Etymology
[edit]From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela
Declension
[edit]Inflection of vuvuzela (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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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 vuvuzelain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | vuvuzelatta | vuvuzeloitta | |
instructive | — | vuvuzeloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “vuvuzela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Further reading
[edit]- “vuvuzela”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelák)
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Noun
[edit]vuvuzela f (invariable)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la
Noun
[edit]vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu to make a vu vu noise, from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzȅla f (Cyrillic spelling вувузе̏ла)
Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela f
Declension
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /bubuˈθela/ [bu.β̞uˈθe.la]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bubuˈsela/ [bu.β̞uˈse.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: vu‧vu‧ze‧la
Noun
[edit]vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela (n class, plural vuvuzela)
- vuvuzela (a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Noun
[edit]vuvuzela c
Declension
[edit]Declension of vuvuzela | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vuvuzela | vuvuzelan | vuvuzelor | vuvuzelorna |
Genitive | vuvuzelas | vuvuzelans | vuvuzelors | vuvuzelornas |
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuvuzela (definite accusative vuvuzelayı, plural vuvuzelalar)
Declension
[edit]Inflection | ||
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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 |
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