Senegal
English
Etymology
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal
- A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- Countries of the world
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛnɛɡal]
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (relational adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal |
| genitive | Senegalu |
| dative | Senegalu |
| accusative | Senegal |
| vocative | Senegale |
| locative | Senegalu |
| instrumental | Senegalem |
Further reading
- “Senegal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Senegal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Senegal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Senegal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
- Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
- Syllabification(key): Se‧ne‧gal
- Hyphenation(key): Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal | — | |
| genitive | Senegalin | — | |
| partitive | Senegalia | — | |
| illative | Senegaliin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Senegal | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Senegal | — |
| gen. | Senegalin | ||
| genitive | Senegalin | — | |
| partitive | Senegalia | — | |
| inessive | Senegalissa | — | |
| elative | Senegalista | — | |
| illative | Senegaliin | — | |
| adessive | Senegalilla | — | |
| ablative | Senegalilta | — | |
| allative | Senegalille | — | |
| essive | Senegalina | — | |
| translative | Senegaliksi | — | |
| abessive | Senegalitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Gagauz
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals)
Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Derived terms
- Senegaler
- Senegalese
- senegalesisch
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Proper noun
der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
- Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
References
- ^ Senegal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡal
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal |
| genitive | Senegalu |
| dative | Senegalowi |
| accusative | Senegal |
| instrumental | Senegalem |
| locative | Senegalu |
| vocative | Senegalu |
Derived terms
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.neˈɡaw/ [se.neˈɡaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]
- Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sêneɡaːl/
- Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Sȅnegāl m inan (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
- Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal |
| genitive | Senegala |
| dative | Senegalu |
| accusative | Senegal |
| vocative | Senegale |
| locative | Senegalu |
| instrumental | Senegalom |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̀ːnɛɡal/
Proper noun
Sénegal m inan
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sénegal | |
| genitive | Sénegala | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Sénegal | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Sénegala | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Sénegalu | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Sénegal | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Sénegalu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Sénegalom | |
Related terms
References
- “Senegal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “Senegal”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegal m
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Usage notes
- The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [sɛ.n̪ɛˈɣal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal
Proper noun
Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Anagrams
Tatar
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Nominative | Senegal |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Senegalnıñ |
| Dative | Senegalga |
| Accusative | Senegalnı |
| Locative | Senegalda |
| Ablative | Senegaldan |
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Senegal
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Senegal |
| accusative | Senegal'ı |
| dative | Senegal'a |
| locative | Senegal'da |
| ablative | Senegal'dan |
| genitive | Senegal'ın |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Senegal'ım | Senegallarım Senegal'larım |
| senin (your) | Senegal'ın | Senegalların Senegal'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Senegal'ı | Senegalları Senegal'ları |
| bizim (our) | Senegal'ımız | Senegallarımız Senegal'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Senegal'ınız | Senegallarınız Senegal'larınız |
| onların (their) | Senegal'ı Senegalları Senegal'ları |
Senegalları Senegal'ları |
See also
- Angola
- Batı Sahra
- Benin
- Botsvana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cezayir
- Cibuti
- Çad
- Ekvator Ginesi
- Eritre
- Esvatini
- Etiyopiya
- Fas
- Fildişi Sahili
- Gabon
- Gambiya
- Gana
- Gine
- Gine-Bissau
- Güney Afrika
- Güney Sudan
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Komorlar
- Kongo Cumhuriyeti
- Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
- Lesotho
- Liberya
- Libya
- Madagaskar
- Malavi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mısır
- Moritanya
- Mozambik
- Namibya
- Nijer
- Nijeria
- Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
- Ruanda
- Senegal
- Seyşeller
- Sierra Leone
- Somali
- Sudan
- São Tomé ve Príncipe
- Tanzanya
- Togo
- Tunus
- Uganda
- Yeşil Burun
- Zambiya
- Zimbabve
Welsh
Proper noun
Senegal f (not mutable)
- Senegal (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
- Senegalaidd (“Senegalese”, adjective)
- Senegaliad (“Senegalese”, noun)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Senegal”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN