Tunis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). Further derivation uncertain, but some possibilities are: Derived from a Berber root ens "to lie down", tansawt "to pass the night", thus "encampment". Related to the Phoenician goddess Tanit. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːnɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtuːnəs/ Rhymes: -uːnəs === Proper noun === Tunis A city on the northern coast of Africa: A Berber settlement which fell under the rule of Carthage. A city founded by Umayyad troops in the 7th century AD. The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia. Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital. A city-state centered on the city of Tunis. ==== Derived terms ==== Tunis cake ==== Related terms ==== Tunisia ==== Translations ==== === References === Rossi, Peter M.; White, Wayne Edward (1980). Articles on the Middle East, 1947–1971: A Cumulation of the Bibliographies from the Middle East Journal. Pierian Press, University of Michigan. p. 132. === Anagrams === suint, inust, Sintu, uints, Tsun-i, units, Nuits == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Tunis Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtu.nis] === Proper noun === Tunis ? Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Related terms ==== Tunísia tunisià == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Tu‧nis === Proper noun === Tunis Tunisia (a country in North Africa) === References === “Tunis”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtunɪs] === Proper noun === Tunis m inan (relational adjective tuniský) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Tunis”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Tunis Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) == Dutch == === Proper noun === Tunis n Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) == French == === Alternative forms === Tunes (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ty.nis/ === Proper noun === Tunis ? Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Related terms ==== Tunisie == Gagauz == === Proper noun === Tunis Tunisia (a country in North Africa) == German == === Alternative forms === Tunes (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuːnɪs/ === Proper noun === Tunis n (proper noun, genitive Tunis' or (with an article) Tunis) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Derived terms ==== Tunesien == Occitan == === Proper noun === Tunis ? (Limousin) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Related terms ==== Tunisia === Further reading === Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN; page 556 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtu.ɲis/ Rhymes: -uɲis Syllabification: Tu‧nis === Proper noun === Tunis m Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Tunis in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Tunis f alternative form of Tunes == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tǔnis/ === Proper noun === Tùnis m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ту̀нис) Tunisia (a country in North Africa) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuɲis/, [ˈtuɲis] Rhymes: -uɲis Hyphenation: Tu‧nis === Proper noun === Tunis m inan (genitive singular Tunisu, declension pattern of dub) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) === References === “Tunis”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tùːnis/ === Proper noun === Túnis m inan Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tunižàn / Tunižánka túniški === References === “Tunis”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “Tunis”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Swedish == === Proper noun === Tunis n (genitive Tunis) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia) == Uzbek == === Proper noun === Tunis Tunisia (a country in North Africa)