Singapore
English
Etymology
From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /sɪŋəˈpɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /siŋaˈpɔ/
- (dated) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/, /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Singapore
- An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony. Official name: Republic of Singapore.
Synonyms
- Lion City (informal)
- S'pore (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- Singaporean
- Singaporeanization
- Singaporeanize
- Singapore English
- Singapore-on-Thames
- Singlish
- S'pore
Translations
Republic of Singapore
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See also
- Appendix: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
Anagrams
- resoaping
Finnish
Etymology
From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiŋːɑpore/, [ˈs̠iŋːɑˌpo̞re̞]
- Rhymes: -ore
- Syllabification(key): Sin‧ga‧po‧re
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
Declension
| Inflection of Singapore (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Singapore | — |
| gen. | Singaporen | ||
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| inessive | Singaporessa | — | |
| elative | Singaporesta | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| adessive | Singaporella | — | |
| ablative | Singaporelta | — | |
| allative | Singaporelle | — | |
| essive | Singaporena | — | |
| translative | Singaporeksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Singaporetta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Singapore (type nalle) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Singaporeni | Singaporemme |
| 2nd person | Singaporesi | Singaporenne |
| 3rd person | Singaporensa | |
French
Proper noun
Singapore ?
- Obsolete form of Singapour.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin.ɡaˈpo.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: Sin‧ga‧pó‧re
Proper noun
Singapore m
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
- singaporiano
Anagrams
- riesponga, saprogeni, spaginerò, sporigena, spregiano
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
- singaporer
- singaporsk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
- singaporar
- singaporsk
Swedish
Proper noun
Singapore n (genitive Singapores)
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
- singaporian
- singaporiansk