вувузела
Macedonian
Etymology
From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vuˈvuzɛɫa]
- Hyphenation: ву‧ву‧зе‧ла
Noun
вуву́зела • (vuvúzela) f (plural вуву́зели)
- vuvuzela (trumpet-shaped horn)
- (figurative) vuvuzela (person spreading meaningless propaganda)
Declension
Declension of вувузела
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | вувузела | вувузели |
| definite unspecified | вувузелата | вувузелите |
| definite proximal | вувузелава | вувузеливе |
| definite distal | вувузелана | вувузелине |
| vocative | вувузело | вувузели |
References
- “вувузела” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vʊvʊˈzʲeɫə]
Noun
вувузе́ла • (vuvuzéla) f inan (genitive вувузе́лы, nominative plural вувузе́лы, genitive plural вувузе́л)
- vuvuzela
Declension
Declension of вувузе́ла (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вувузе́ла vuvuzéla | вувузе́лы vuvuzély |
| genitive | вувузе́лы vuvuzély | вувузе́л vuvuzél |
| dative | вувузе́ле vuvuzéle | вувузе́лам vuvuzélam |
| accusative | вувузе́лу vuvuzélu | вувузе́лы vuvuzély |
| instrumental | вувузе́лой, вувузе́лою vuvuzéloj, vuvuzéloju | вувузе́лами vuvuzélami |
| prepositional | вувузе́ле vuvuzéle | вувузе́лах vuvuzélax |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋuʋuzêla/
Noun
вувузе̏ла f (Latin spelling vuvuzȅla)
- vuvuzela