Mandela

English

Etymology

From Xhosa Mandela.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mænˈdɛlə/

Proper noun

Mandela

  1. A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

Derived terms

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Xhosa Mandela.

Proper noun

Mandela

  1. a surname, Mandela

Dutch

Etymology

From Xhosa Mandela.

Proper noun

Mandela

  1. a surname, Mandela

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mandēla f sg (genitive Mandēlae); first declension

  1. a small town in the Sabines, near the Digentia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mandēla
Genitive Mandēlae
Dative Mandēlae
Accusative Mandēlam
Ablative Mandēlā
Vocative Mandēla
Locative Mandēlae

Derived terms

References
  • “Mandela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mandela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Mandela”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Xhosa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ma.ˈndɛː.la]

Proper noun

Mandela

  1. a surname, Mandela

Descendants
  • English: Mandela
  • Afrikaans: Mandela
  • Dutch: Mandela
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