Djibouti

English

Etymology

Unknown. The country of Djibouti was named after its capital city. Multiple theories exist as to the origin of the lemma, including derivation from Afar gabouti (plate) or gabood (plateau).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈbuːtiː/
  • Rhymes: -uːti
  • (file)

Proper noun

Djibouti

  1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti.
    Hypernym: Subsahara
    Holonym: Horn of Africa
  2. The capital city of Djibouti.
    • 1899 April 8, “Notes”, in Saturday Review, volume 87, number 2267, ISSN 0950-9852, OCLC 1765055, page 418, column 1:
      The French have been having a great deal of trouble at Djibouti with a tribe of the interior, the Issas, who are vehemently opposed to the progress of the railway through their country. Throughout the first half of March, raids were incessant on parties in and about the town itself. A detachment of marines was sent out and restored peace, at all events for the moment. In the meantime fifty Hausas from the Ivory Coast are on their way to form a nucleus of a permanent garrison at Djibouti, and their sergeant is no less a person than Koulery the brother of Behanzin late King of Dahomey.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Djibouti m

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)

Proper noun

Djibouti f

  1. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

Finnish

Etymology

From French Djibouti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒibuti/, [ˈdʒibut̪i]
  • Syllabification(key): Dji‧bou‧ti

Proper noun

Djibouti

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

Declension

Inflection of Djibouti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Djibouti
genitive Djiboutin
partitive Djiboutia
illative Djiboutiin
singular plural
nominative Djibouti
accusative nom. Djibouti
gen. Djiboutin
genitive Djiboutin
partitive Djiboutia
inessive Djiboutissa
elative Djiboutista
illative Djiboutiin
adessive Djiboutilla
ablative Djiboutilta
allative Djiboutille
essive Djiboutina
translative Djiboutiksi
instructive
abessive Djiboutitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Djibouti (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Djiboutini Djiboutimme
2nd person Djiboutisi Djiboutinne
3rd person Djiboutinsa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒi.bu.ti/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Djibouti m

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
    • 1935, “File:Troops Djibouti 1935.jpg”, in Wikimedia Commons:
      Débarquement de troupes françaises dans le port de Djibouti.
      Landing of French troops in the port of Djibouti.
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Djibouti

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Djibouti

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

Swahili

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Djibouti

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)

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Swedish

Proper noun

Djibouti n (genitive Djiboutis)

  1. Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
  2. Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)
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