Kuwait

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /kjuːˈweɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt
  • enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ

Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
  2. Alternative form of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.
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Translations

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See also

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Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑ̝i̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -uwɑit
  • Syllabification(key): Ku‧wait

Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

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Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kuwait
genitive Kuwaitin
partitive Kuwaitia
illative Kuwaitiin
singular plural
nominative Kuwait
accusative nom. Kuwait
gen. Kuwaitin
genitive Kuwaitin
partitive Kuwaitia
inessive Kuwaitissa
elative Kuwaitista
illative Kuwaitiin
adessive Kuwaitilla
ablative Kuwaitilta
allative Kuwaitille
essive Kuwaitina
translative Kuwaitiksi
abessive Kuwaititta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuwaitini
accusative nom. Kuwaitini
gen. Kuwaitini
genitive Kuwaitini
partitive Kuwaitiani
inessive Kuwaitissani
elative Kuwaitistani
illative Kuwaitiini
adessive Kuwaitillani
ablative Kuwaitiltani
allative Kuwaitilleni
essive Kuwaitinani
translative Kuwaitikseni
abessive Kuwaitittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuwaitisi
accusative nom. Kuwaitisi
gen. Kuwaitisi
genitive Kuwaitisi
partitive Kuwaitiasi
inessive Kuwaitissasi
elative Kuwaitistasi
illative Kuwaitiisi
adessive Kuwaitillasi
ablative Kuwaitiltasi
allative Kuwaitillesi
essive Kuwaitinasi
translative Kuwaitiksesi
abessive Kuwaitittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuwaitimme
accusative nom. Kuwaitimme
gen. Kuwaitimme
genitive Kuwaitimme
partitive Kuwaitiamme
inessive Kuwaitissamme
elative Kuwaitistamme
illative Kuwaitiimme
adessive Kuwaitillamme
ablative Kuwaitiltamme
allative Kuwaitillemme
essive Kuwaitinamme
translative Kuwaitiksemme
abessive Kuwaitittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuwaitinne
accusative nom. Kuwaitinne
gen. Kuwaitinne
genitive Kuwaitinne
partitive Kuwaitianne
inessive Kuwaitissanne
elative Kuwaitistanne
illative Kuwaitiinne
adessive Kuwaitillanne
ablative Kuwaitiltanne
allative Kuwaitillenne
essive Kuwaitinanne
translative Kuwaitiksenne
abessive Kuwaitittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuwaitinsa
accusative nom. Kuwaitinsa
gen. Kuwaitinsa
genitive Kuwaitinsa
partitive Kuwaitiaan
Kuwaitiansa
inessive Kuwaitissaan
Kuwaitissansa
elative Kuwaitistaan
Kuwaitistansa
illative Kuwaitiinsa
adessive Kuwaitillaan
Kuwaitillansa
ablative Kuwaitiltaan
Kuwaitiltansa
allative Kuwaitilleen
Kuwaitillensa
essive Kuwaitinaan
Kuwaitinansa
translative Kuwaitikseen
Kuwaitiksensa
abessive Kuwaitittaan
Kuwaitittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
  • Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit

Proper noun

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Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Bokmål

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A view of the marina in Kuwait.

Etymology

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From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
    Kuwait er et ørkenland
    Kuwait is a desert country
  2. Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)

Usage notes

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The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈaj.te/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.te]

Proper noun

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Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ait
  • Syllabification: Ku‧wait

Proper noun

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Kuwait m

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

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Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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References

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Tatar

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Proper noun

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Kuwait

  1. Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

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