Tuvalu
See also: Túvalú and tuvalu
English
Etymology
From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu (literally “eight standing together”) in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island, Niulakita, was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”).
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /tuːˈvaːluː/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtuː.və.luː/
- (US) IPA(key): /tuːˈvɑː.luː/, /ˈtuː.və.luː/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- A country in Oceania.
Related terms
- Tuvaluan
Translations
country in Oceania
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See also
- Countries of the world
- Funafuti
Anagrams
- Tuluva
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Czech
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Related terms
- tuvalský
- Tuvalan
Finnish
Etymology
From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuʋɑlu/, [ˈt̪uʋɑlu]
- Rhymes: -uʋɑlu
- Syllabification(key): Tu‧va‧lu
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Declension
| Inflection of Tuvalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tuvalu | — | |
| genitive | Tuvalun | — | |
| partitive | Tuvalua | — | |
| illative | Tuvaluun | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tuvalu | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Tuvalu | — |
| gen. | Tuvalun | ||
| genitive | Tuvalun | — | |
| partitive | Tuvalua | — | |
| inessive | Tuvalussa | — | |
| elative | Tuvalusta | — | |
| illative | Tuvaluun | — | |
| adessive | Tuvalulla | — | |
| ablative | Tuvalulta | — | |
| allative | Tuvalulle | — | |
| essive | Tuvaluna | — | |
| translative | Tuvaluksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Tuvalutta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Tuvalu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Tuvaluni | Tuvalumme |
| 2nd person | Tuvalusi | Tuvalunne |
| 3rd person | Tuvalunsa | |
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Tuvalu n (proper noun, genitive Tuvalus or (optionally with an article) Tuvalu)
- Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtuvɒlu]
- Hyphenation: Tu‧va‧lu
- Rhymes: -lu
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tuvalu | — |
| accusative | Tuvalut | — |
| dative | Tuvalunak | — |
| instrumental | Tuvaluval | — |
| causal-final | Tuvaluért | — |
| translative | Tuvaluvá | — |
| terminative | Tuvaluig | — |
| essive-formal | Tuvaluként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tuvaluban | — |
| superessive | Tuvalun | — |
| adessive | Tuvalunál | — |
| illative | Tuvaluba | — |
| sublative | Tuvalura | — |
| allative | Tuvaluhoz | — |
| elative | Tuvaluból | — |
| delative | Tuvaluról | — |
| ablative | Tuvalutól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Tuvalué | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Tuvaluéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Tuvalu | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tuvalum | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Tuvalud | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Tuvaluja | — |
| 1st person plural | Tuvalunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Tuvalutok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Tuvalujuk | — |
Derived terms
- tuvalui
Italian
Proper noun
Tuvalu m
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Norwegian Bokmål
Flag of Tuvalu
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Related terms
- tuvaler
- tuvalsk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Related terms
- tuvalar
- tuvalsk
Polish
Alternative forms
- Tuwalu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈva.lu/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alu
- Syllabification: Tu‧va‧lu
Proper noun
Tuvalu n (indeclinable)
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Derived terms
adjective
- tuwalski
Further reading
- Tuvalu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Tuvalu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tu.vaˈlu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.vaˈlu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: Tu‧va‧lu
Proper noun
Tuvalu m
- Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Oceania)
Derived terms
- tuvaluano
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈbalu/ [t̪uˈβ̞a.lu]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alu
- Syllabification: Tu‧va‧lu
Proper noun
Tuvalu ?
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Derived terms
- tuvaluano
Turkish
Proper noun
Tuvalu
- Tuvalu (a country in Oceania)
Declension
declension of Tuvalu
| singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz) | |
|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | Tuvalu |
| accusative (belirtme) | Tuvalu'yu |
| dative (yönelme) | Tuvalu'ya |
| locative (bulunma) | Tuvalu'da |
| ablative (çıkma) | Tuvalu'dan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | Tuvalu'nun |
possessive of Tuvalu
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Tuvalu'm | Tuvalularım / Tuvalu'larım |
| senin (your) | Tuvalu'n | Tuvaluların / Tuvalu'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Tuvalu'su | Tuvaluları / Tuvalu'ları |
| bizim (our) | Tuvalu'muz | Tuvalularımız / Tuvalu'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Tuvalu'nuz | Tuvalularınız / Tuvalu'larınız |
| onların (their) | Tuvalu'su / Tuvaluları / Tuvalu'ları | Tuvaluları / Tuvalu'ları |
Derived terms
- Tuvalulu
See also
- (countries of Oceania) Okyanusya ülkesi; Avustralya, Cook Adaları, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Adaları, Mikronezya, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua Yeni Gine, Samoa, Solomon Adaları, Tonga, Tuvalu, VanuatuYeni Zelanda,