Zaire
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zaire
- (historical) A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Related terms
Translations
former name of DR of Congo
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See also
Catalan
Proper noun
Zaire m
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Zaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɑi̯re/, [ˈzɑ̝i̯re̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑire
- Syllabification(key): Zai‧re
Proper noun
Zaire
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Declension
| Inflection of Zaire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Zaire | — | ||
| genitive | Zairen | — | ||
| partitive | Zairea | — | ||
| illative | Zaireen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Zaire | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Zaire | — | |
| gen. | Zairen | |||
| genitive | Zairen | — | ||
| partitive | Zairea | — | ||
| inessive | Zairessa | — | ||
| elative | Zairesta | — | ||
| illative | Zaireen | — | ||
| adessive | Zairella | — | ||
| ablative | Zairelta | — | ||
| allative | Zairelle | — | ||
| essive | Zairena | — | ||
| translative | Zaireksi | — | ||
| abessive | Zairetta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */d͡zaˈi.re/[1]
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: Za‧ì‧re
Proper noun
Zaire m
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Derived terms
See also
References
- Zaire in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzaj.ɾe/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈzaj.ɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: Zai‧re
Proper noun
Zaire m
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθaiɾe/ [ˈθai̯.ɾe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsaiɾe/ [ˈsai̯.ɾe]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aiɾe
- Syllabification: Zai‧re
Proper noun
Zaire m
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːr
Proper noun
Zaire ? (genitive Zaires)
- (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Anagrams
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