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Uruguay

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua
Classical Guarani uruguâ
Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ
Classical Guarani ĭ
Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor.
Spanish Uruguaybor.
English Uruguay

    Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay, borrowed from Classical Guarani Uruguaĭ, from uruguâ (“water snail”) + ĭ (“river”).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹəɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹəɡweɪ/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹəɡweɪ/
    • enPR: yo͝o′rə-gwā, yo͝o′rə-gwī, o͞oro͞ogwī′[1]
    • enPR: yo͝or′ə-gwī, yo͝or′ə-gwā[2]
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    2. A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
      • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249:
        The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.
    4. A river in southern South America

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    Descendants

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    • ⇒ Translingual: Uruguaya
    • → Chinese: 烏拉圭 / 乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī)

    Translations

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    countries in South America (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ Seltzer, Leon E., editor (1952), “Uruguay”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1989, column 3
    2. ^ “U·ru·guay”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 808, column 1

    Asturian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /uɾuˈɣwai̯/ [u.ɾuˈɣwai̯]
    • Rhymes: -ai̯
    • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay m

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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    Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Central Nahuatl

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay.

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Czech

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    Uruguay f (relational adjective uruguayský, demonym Uruguayec)

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Declension

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    Declension of Uruguay (sg-only soft feminine)
    singular
    nominative Uruguay
    genitive Uruguaye
    dative Uruguayi
    accusative Uruguayi
    vocative Uruguaye
    locative Uruguayi
    instrumental Uruguayí

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    Danish

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    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

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    Uruguay n

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From Spanish Uruguay.

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Declension

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    Inflection of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
    nominative Uruguay —
    genitive Uruguayn —
    partitive Uruguayta —
    illative Uruguayhin —
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguay —
    accusative nom. Uruguay —
    gen. Uruguayn
    genitive Uruguayn —
    partitive Uruguayta —
    inessive Uruguayssa —
    elative Uruguaysta —
    illative Uruguayhin —
    adessive Uruguaylla —
    ablative Uruguaylta —
    allative Uruguaylle —
    essive Uruguayna —
    translative Uruguayksi —
    abessive Uruguaytta —
    instructive — —
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguayni —
    accusative nom. Uruguayni —
    gen. Uruguayni
    genitive Uruguayni —
    partitive Uruguaytani —
    inessive Uruguayssani —
    elative Uruguaystani —
    illative Uruguayhini —
    adessive Uruguayllani —
    ablative Uruguayltani —
    allative Uruguaylleni —
    essive Uruguaynani —
    translative Uruguaykseni —
    abessive Uruguayttani —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguaysi —
    accusative nom. Uruguaysi —
    gen. Uruguaysi
    genitive Uruguaysi —
    partitive Uruguaytasi —
    inessive Uruguayssasi —
    elative Uruguaystasi —
    illative Uruguayhisi —
    adessive Uruguayllasi —
    ablative Uruguayltasi —
    allative Uruguayllesi —
    essive Uruguaynasi —
    translative Uruguayksesi —
    abessive Uruguayttasi —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguaymme —
    accusative nom. Uruguaymme —
    gen. Uruguaymme
    genitive Uruguaymme —
    partitive Uruguaytamme —
    inessive Uruguayssamme —
    elative Uruguaystamme —
    illative Uruguayhimme —
    adessive Uruguayllamme —
    ablative Uruguayltamme —
    allative Uruguayllemme —
    essive Uruguaynamme —
    translative Uruguayksemme —
    abessive Uruguayttamme —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguaynne —
    accusative nom. Uruguaynne —
    gen. Uruguaynne
    genitive Uruguaynne —
    partitive Uruguaytanne —
    inessive Uruguayssanne —
    elative Uruguaystanne —
    illative Uruguayhinne —
    adessive Uruguayllanne —
    ablative Uruguayltanne —
    allative Uruguayllenne —
    essive Uruguaynanne —
    translative Uruguayksenne —
    abessive Uruguayttanne —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguaynsa —
    accusative nom. Uruguaynsa —
    gen. Uruguaynsa
    genitive Uruguaynsa —
    partitive Uruguaytaan
    Uruguaytansa     		—
    inessive Uruguayssaan
    Uruguayssansa     		—
    elative Uruguaystaan
    Uruguaystansa     		—
    illative Uruguayhinsa —
    adessive Uruguayllaan
    Uruguayllansa     		—
    ablative Uruguayltaan
    Uruguayltansa     		—
    allative Uruguaylleen
    Uruguayllensa     		—
    essive Uruguaynaan
    Uruguaynansa     		—
    translative Uruguaykseen
    Uruguayksensa     		—
    abessive Uruguayttaan
    Uruguayttansa     		—
    instructive — —
    comitative — —

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    compounds

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    Uruguay m

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

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    German

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    Uruguay n (proper noun, genitive Uruguays or (optionally with an article) Uruguay)

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

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    Further reading

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    • “Uruguay”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Hungarian

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     Uruguay on Hungarian Wikipedia

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈuruɡvaːj]
    • Rhymes: -aːj
    • Hyphenation: Uru‧guay
    • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America; official name: Uruguayi Keleti Köztársaság)

    Declension

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    Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative Uruguay —
    accusative Uruguayt —
    dative Uruguaynak —
    instrumental Uruguayjal —
    causal-final Uruguayért —
    translative Uruguayjá —
    terminative Uruguayig —
    essive-formal Uruguayként —
    essive-modal — —
    inessive Uruguayban —
    superessive Uruguayon —
    adessive Uruguaynál —
    illative Uruguayba —
    sublative Uruguayra —
    allative Uruguayhoz —
    elative Uruguayból —
    delative Uruguayról —
    ablative Uruguaytól —
    non-attributive
    possessive – singular     		Uruguayé —
    non-attributive
    possessive – plural     		Uruguayéi —
    Possessive forms of Uruguay
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. Uruguayom —
    2nd person sing. Uruguayod —
    3rd person sing. Uruguaya —
    1st person plural Uruguayunk —
    2nd person plural Uruguayotok —
    3rd person plural Uruguayuk —

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    countries in South America: Dél-Amerika országai (appendix)edit

    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Spanish Uruguay.

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Uruguay.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /u.ruˈɡwaj/
    • Rhymes: -aj
    • Hyphenation: U‧ru‧guày

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay m

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

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    Malay

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    Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Spanish Uruguay.

    Pronunciation

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    • (English-based) IPA(key): /juˈruɡuej/ [juˈru.ɡwei̯]
    • Rhymes: -uɡuej
    • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

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    Uruguay (Jawi spelling اوروݢواي)

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia no
    Flag of Uruguay

    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Spanish Uruguay.

    Proper noun

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Spanish Uruguay.

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    Uruguay

    1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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    Portuguese

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    Proper noun

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    Uruguay m

    1. obsolete spelling of Uruguai

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua
    Classical Guarani uruguâ
    Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ
    Classical Guarani ĭ
    Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor.
    Spanish Uruguay

      Borrowed from Classical Guarani Uruguaĭ.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /uɾuˈɡwai/ [u.ɾuˈɣ̞wai̯]
      • Audio (Peru); “Uruguay; capital: Montevideo”:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ai
      • Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

      Proper noun

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      Uruguay m

      1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
      2. Uruguay (a major river in South America)

      Usage notes

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      • The definite article is optional when referring to Uruguay in Spanish (i.e. el Uruguay).

      Derived terms

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      Descendants

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      countries in South America: países de Suramérica (appendix)edit

      Swedish

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      Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)

      1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

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      countries in South America: Sydamerikas länder (appendix)edit

      Further reading

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      Turkish

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      Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Uruguay

      1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

      Declension

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      Declension of Uruguay
      singular
      nominative Uruguay
      accusative Uruguay'ı
      dative Uruguay'a
      locative Uruguay'da
      ablative Uruguay'dan
      genitive Uruguay'ın
      Possessive forms of Uruguay
      singular plural
      benim (my) Uruguay'm Uruguaylarım
      Uruguay'larım
      senin (your) Uruguay'n Uruguayların
      Uruguay'ların
      onun (his/her/its) Uruguay'sı Uruguayları
      Uruguay'ları
      bizim (our) Uruguay'mız Uruguaylarımız
      Uruguay'larımız
      sizin (your) Uruguay'nız Uruguaylarınız
      Uruguay'larınız
      onların (their) Uruguay'sı
      Uruguayları
      Uruguay'ları       		Uruguayları
      Uruguay'ları

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      See also

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      countries in South America: Güney Amerika ülkeleri (appendix)edit

      Venetan

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      Proper noun

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      Uruguay m

      1. Uruguay (a country in South America)

      Western Huasteca Nahuatl

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      Proper noun

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      Uruguay

      1. Uruguay (a country in South America)
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