Eswatini

== English == === Alternative forms === eSwatini === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018. Ultimately made of Mswati + e- -ini (“locative”), referring to Mswati II, the king who founded the country. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛ.swɑːˈti.ni/, IPA(key): /ɛˈswɑː.ti.ni/ === Proper noun === Eswatini A country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland. Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba. ==== Synonyms ==== Swaziland (former name) Kingdom of Swaziland Kingdom of Eswatini, Kingdom of eSwatini ==== Derived terms ==== Eswatinian ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: エスワティニ (Esuwatini) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Eswatini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “eSwatini”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === eSwatini === Etymology === From Swazi eSwatini. === Proper noun === Eswatini Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland; capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba) == Finnish == === Alternative forms === eSwatini === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeswɑtini/, [ˈe̞s̠wɑ̝ˌt̪ini] Rhymes: -ini Syllabification(key): Es‧wa‧ti‧ni Hyphenation(key): Es‧wa‧ti‧ni === Proper noun === Eswatini Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) ==== Usage notes ==== The country changed its English name from Swaziland to eSwatini in 2018. In many other languages, including Finnish, the initial "e" is capitalized instead of the "S". ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Swazimaa ==== Derived terms ==== eswatinilainen == German == === Alternative forms === eSwatini === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eswaˈtiːni/ Rhymes: -iːni Hyphenation: Eswa‧ti‧ni === Proper noun === Eswatini n (proper noun, genitive Eswatinis or (optionally with an article) Eswatini) Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) ==== Derived terms ==== eswatinisch swatinisch === See also === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɛswaˈtini/ [ɛs.waˈt̪i.ni] Rhymes: -ini === Proper noun === Eswatini Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) === Noun === Eswatini (plural Eswatini-Eswatini or para Eswatini) Eswatinian === Adjective === Eswatini (comparative lebih Eswatini, superlative paling Eswatini) Eswatinian === See also === === Further reading === “Eswatini”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Internationalism, from Swazi eSwatini, the native Swazi name, a locative formation meaning “land of the Swazis”. The name is based on the ethnonym Swati, which derives from the name of Mswati II; the native form contains the locative elements e- … -ini. Compare Danish Eswatini, Swedish Eswatini, German Eswatini and English Eswatini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.ʋaˈtiː.nɪ/ Rhymes: -iːnɪ Hyphenation: Es‧wa‧ti‧ni === Proper noun === Eswatini Eswatini; a country in Southern Africa, Africa, bordering South Africa and Mozambique. ==== Usage notes ==== On 19 April 2018, the country's official name was changed from Swaziland to Eswatini. The former name is now historical, but remains appropriate when referring to the country before the change. The native Swazi spelling is eSwatini, with lowercase initial ⟨e⟩ and uppercase ⟨S⟩. The standardized Norwegian spelling is Eswatini. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “Eswatini” in Store norske leksikon. “Eswatinis historie” in Store norske leksikon. “Utanlandske stadnamn”, Language Council of Norway. “His Majesty King Mswati III”, Government of Eswatini. Combined periodic report under the African Charter and the Maputo Protocol, Government of Eswatini. Prop. 1 LS (2018–2019): Skatter, avgifter og toll 2019, Finansdepartementet. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.sfaˈti.ɲi/ Rhymes: -iɲi Syllabification: E‧swa‧ti‧ni === Proper noun === Eswatini n (indeclinable, related adjective eswatinijski or eswatyński) Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) Synonym: (historical) Suazi ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Eswatini”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Swahili == === Alternative forms === eSwatini === Proper noun === Eswatini Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) Synonym: Uswazi === See also === == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini. === Proper noun === Eswatini n (genitive Eswatinis) Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) ==== Usage notes ==== The country changed its English name from Swaziland to eSwatini in 2018. In many other languages, including Swedish, the initial "e" is capitalized instead of the "S". ==== Derived terms ==== eswatinier eswatinisk ==== See also ==== Swaziland === Further reading === Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Welsh == === Proper noun === Eswatini f Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland) Synonym: Gwlad Swasi ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Mutation ===