Kongo
English
Proper noun
Kongo
Synonyms
Translations
Adjective
Kongo (not generally comparable, comparative more Kongo, superlative most Kongo)
- Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
- 2013, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign:
- In addition, an initial analysis of Kongo cosmology, cosmogony, and mythology allows us to see and appreciate the conceptual parallels between Kongo culture in Central Africa and in Cuba.
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code kg, ISO 639-3 code kon (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Kongo, kon , a macrolanguage including:
- Ethnologue entry for Koongo, kng
- Ethnologue entry for Laari, ldi
- Ethnologue entry for San Salvador Kongo, kwy
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoŋɡo]
Proper noun
Kongo n (related adjective konžský, demonym Konžan)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɡoː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kon‧go
Proper noun
Kongo f
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkonɡo]
- Rhymes: -onɡo
- Hyphenation: Kon‧go
Proper noun
Kongo (accusative Kongon)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoŋːo/, [ˈko̞ŋːo̞]
- Rhymes: -oŋːo
- Syllabification(key): Kon‧go
Proper noun
Kongo
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Declension
Inflection of Kongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Kongo | Kongot | ||
genitive | Kongon | Kongojen | ||
partitive | Kongoa | Kongoja | ||
illative | Kongoon | Kongoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Kongo | Kongot | ||
accusative | nom. | Kongo | Kongot | |
gen. | Kongon | |||
genitive | Kongon | Kongojen | ||
partitive | Kongoa | Kongoja | ||
inessive | Kongossa | Kongoissa | ||
elative | Kongosta | Kongoista | ||
illative | Kongoon | Kongoihin | ||
adessive | Kongolla | Kongoilla | ||
ablative | Kongolta | Kongoilta | ||
allative | Kongolle | Kongoille | ||
essive | Kongona | Kongoina | ||
translative | Kongoksi | Kongoiksi | ||
abessive | Kongotta | Kongoitta | ||
instructive | — | Kongoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
- (Republic of the Congo): Kongon tasavalta
- (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta
- (Congo River): Kongojoki
Derived terms
compounds
See also
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡo/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
der Kongo m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kongo or des Kongos)
Kongo n (proper noun, genitive Kongos or (optionally with an article) Kongo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Declension
Declension of Kongo [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Belgisch-Kongo, Französisch-Kongo, Portugiesisch-Kongo, DR Kongo
- Mittelkongo, Ostkongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Kongo pl
Proper noun
der Kongo m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kongo or des Kongos)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Synonyms: Kongofluss, Kongo-Fluss
Related terms
- Kongobecken, Kongomündung, Kongopapagei
Further reading
- “Kongo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latvian
Proper noun
Kongo f (indeclinable)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔŋɡɔ
- Syllabification: Kon‧go
Proper noun
Kongo n
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Declension
Further reading
- Kongo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kônɡo/
- Hyphenation: Kon‧go
Proper noun
Kȍngo m (Cyrillic spelling Ко̏нго)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Kongo-Kinšasa
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Kongo-Brazavil
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Kongo
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kongo
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡʊ/
- Rhymes: -¹ɔŋɡʊ
Proper noun
Kongo n (genitive Kongos)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Kongo-Kinshasa
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Synonym: Kongo-Brazzaville
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Usage notes
- Utrikes namnbok only uses the short name “Kongo” for the Republic of the Congo, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo is referred to by its official name only.
Related terms
Turkish
Proper noun
Kongo
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Declension
Declension of Kongo
nominative | Kongo |
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genitive | Kongo'nun |
dative | Kongo'ya |
accusative | Kongo'yu |
locative | Kongo'da |
ablative | Kongo'dan |
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