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Senegal

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See also: Sénégal

English

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Senegal

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl, -ɑːl

Proper noun

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Senegal

  2. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
  4. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

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Central Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Senegal m inan (relational adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Senegal (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Senegal
genitive Senegalu
dative Senegalu
accusative Senegal
vocative Senegale
locative Senegalu
instrumental Senegalem

Further reading

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  • “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

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

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From Portuguese Senegal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
  • Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
  • Hyphenation(key): Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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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.
Possessive forms of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalini —
accusative nom. Senegalini —
gen. Senegalini
genitive Senegalini —
partitive Senegaliani —
inessive Senegalissani —
elative Senegalistani —
illative Senegaliini —
adessive Senegalillani —
ablative Senegaliltani —
allative Senegalilleni —
essive Senegalinani —
translative Senegalikseni —
abessive Senegalittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalisi —
accusative nom. Senegalisi —
gen. Senegalisi
genitive Senegalisi —
partitive Senegaliasi —
inessive Senegalissasi —
elative Senegalistasi —
illative Senegaliisi —
adessive Senegalillasi —
ablative Senegaliltasi —
allative Senegalillesi —
essive Senegalinasi —
translative Senegaliksesi —
abessive Senegalittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalimme —
accusative nom. Senegalimme —
gen. Senegalimme
genitive Senegalimme —
partitive Senegaliamme —
inessive Senegalissamme —
elative Senegalistamme —
illative Senegaliimme —
adessive Senegalillamme —
ablative Senegaliltamme —
allative Senegalillemme —
essive Senegalinamme —
translative Senegaliksemme —
abessive Senegalittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalinne —
accusative nom. Senegalinne —
gen. Senegalinne
genitive Senegalinne —
partitive Senegalianne —
inessive Senegalissanne —
elative Senegalistanne —
illative Senegaliinne —
adessive Senegalillanne —
ablative Senegaliltanne —
allative Senegalillenne —
essive Senegalinanne —
translative Senegaliksenne —
abessive Senegalittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Senegalinsa —
accusative nom. Senegalinsa —
gen. Senegalinsa
genitive Senegalinsa —
partitive Senegaliaan
Senegaliansa 		—
inessive Senegalissaan
Senegalissansa 		—
elative Senegalistaan
Senegalistansa 		—
illative Senegaliinsa —
adessive Senegalillaan
Senegalillansa 		—
ablative Senegaliltaan
Senegaliltansa 		—
allative Senegalilleen
Senegalillensa 		—
essive Senegalinaan
Senegalinansa 		—
translative Senegalikseen
Senegaliksensa 		—
abessive Senegalittaan
Senegalittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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(compounds):

Gagauz

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Gagauz Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Senegal [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Senegal
genitive des Senegal, Senegals
dative dem Senegal
accusative den Senegal
Declension of Senegal [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Senegal
genitive des Senegals, Senegal1
dative dem Senegal
accusative das Senegal

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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See also

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countries in Africa: Staaten Afrikas (appendix)edit

Proper noun

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der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)

  1. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
  • Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl

Proper noun

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Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
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References

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  1. ^ Senegal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)
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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡal
  • Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

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Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Senegal
singular
nominative Senegal
genitive Senegalu
dative Senegalowi
accusative Senegal
instrumental Senegalem
locative Senegalu
vocative Senegalu

Derived terms

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(nouns):

See also

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countries in Africa: państwa Afryki (appendix)edit

Further reading

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  • Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]

  • Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

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Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sêneɡaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

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Sȅnegāl m (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
  2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Senegal
singular
nominative Senegal
genitive Senegala
dative Senegalu
accusative Senegal
vocative Senegale
locative Senegalu
instrumental Senegalom

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

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Senegal m

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

See also

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countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
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References

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).

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Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Anagrams

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Tatar

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Proper noun

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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    declension of Senegal
Nominative Senegal
Genitive Senegalnıñ
Dative Senegalga
Accusative Senegalnı
Locative Senegalda
Ablative Senegaldan

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Senegal

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Senegal
singular
nominative Senegal
accusative Senegal'ı
dative Senegal'a
locative Senegal'da
ablative Senegal'dan
genitive Senegal'ın
Possessive forms of Senegal
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

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countries in Africa: Afrika ülkesi (appendix)edit

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Proper noun

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Senegal f (not mutable)

  1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
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See also

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countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit

References

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  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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