Benin
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Benim, from Isekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Benin
- A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
- People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
- Republic of Benin, since 1990
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
country
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, 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 (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Breton
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛnɪn]
Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːˈnin/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Be‧nin
- Rhymes: -in
Estonian
Faroese
Etymology
From Portuguese Benim, transcription of local corruption of Itsekiri ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈniːn/
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Benin |
Accusative | Benin |
Dative | Benini |
Genitive | Benins |
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Benim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbenin/, [ˈbe̞nin]
- Rhymes: -enin
- Syllabification(key): Be‧nin
Declension
Inflection of Benin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Benin | — | |
genitive | Beninin | — | |
partitive | Beniniä | — | |
illative | Beniniin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Benin | — | |
accusative | nom. | Benin | — |
gen. | Beninin | ||
genitive | Beninin | — | |
partitive | Beniniä | — | |
inessive | Beninissä | — | |
elative | Beninistä | — | |
illative | Beniniin | — | |
adessive | Beninillä | — | |
ablative | Beniniltä | — | |
allative | Beninille | — | |
essive | Benininä | — | |
translative | Beniniksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Beninittä | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Benin (type risti) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Beninini | Beninimme |
2nd person | Beninisi | Benininne |
3rd person | Benininsä |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈniːn/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Benin n (proper noun, genitive Benins or (optionally with an article) Benin)
- Benin (a country in West Africa)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛnin]
- Hyphenation: Be‧nin
- Rhymes: -in
Proper noun
Benin
- Benin (a country in West Africa; official name: Republic of Benin)
- Synonym: (official name) Benini Köztársaság
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Benin | — |
accusative | Benint | — |
dative | Beninnek | — |
instrumental | Beninnel | — |
causal-final | Beninért | — |
translative | Beninné | — |
terminative | Beninig | — |
essive-formal | Beninként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Beninben | — |
superessive | Beninen | — |
adessive | Beninnél | — |
illative | Beninbe | — |
sublative | Beninre | — |
allative | Beninhez | — |
elative | Beninből | — |
delative | Beninről | — |
ablative | Benintől | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Beniné | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Beninéi | — |
Possessive forms of Benin | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Beninem | — |
2nd person sing. | Benined | — |
3rd person sing. | Beninje | — |
1st person plural | Beninünk | — |
2nd person plural | Beninetek | — |
3rd person plural | Beninjük | — |
Interlingua
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ɲin/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲin
- Syllabification: Be‧nin
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bênin/
- Hyphenation: Be‧nin
Declension
Declension of Benin
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Benin |
genitive | Benina |
dative | Beninu |
accusative | Benin |
vocative | Benine |
locative | Beninu |
instrumental | Beninom |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbenin]
Proper noun
Benin m (genitive singular Beninu, declension pattern of dub)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Swedish
Etymology
From Portuguese Benim, from Isekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).[1]
Related terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Be‧nin
- IPA(key): /beˈnin/, [beˈnin]
Turkish
Declension
See also
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; 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, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]
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