Kuwait
English
Alternative forms
- Koweit (obsolete)
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
- Alternative form of Kuwait City, the capital city of Kuwait.
Related terms
Translations
country in the Middle East
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Catalan
Pronunciation
Danish
Finnish
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑi̯t̪]
- Rhymes: -uwɑit
- Syllabification(key): Ku‧wait
Declension
Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Kuwaititta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Kuwait (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Kuwaitini | Kuwaitimme |
2nd person | Kuwaitisi | Kuwaitinne |
3rd person | Kuwaitinsa |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
- Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål

A view of the marina in Kuwait.
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉˈʋaɪt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪt
- Hyphenation: Ku‧wait
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Kuwait er et ørkenland
- Kuwait is a desert country
- Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)
Usage notes
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.
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asias land; Afghanistan, Armenia, Aserbajdsjan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filippinene, De forente arabiske emirater, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kambodsja, Kasakhstan, Kina, Kirgisistan, Kuwait, Kypros, Laos, Libanon, Malaysia, Maldivene, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nord-Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russland, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sør-Korea, Tadsjikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Tyrkia, Usbekistan, Vietnam, Jemen, Øst-Timor
Norwegian Nynorsk
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ait
- Syllabification: Ku‧wait
Swedish
Tatar
Declension
declension of Kuwait
Nominative | Kuwait |
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Genitive | Kuwaitnıñ |
Dative | Kuwaitga |
Accusative | Kuwaitnı |
Locative | Kuwaitta |
Ablative | Kuwaittan |
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