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 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtuːvəˈluː/, /tuːˈvɑː.luː/, /ˈtuː.və.luː/ (General American) IPA(key): /tuˈvɑ.lu/, /ˈtu.və.lu/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /tʉːˈvɐːlʉː/ Rhymes: -uː === Proper noun === Tuvalu A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti. ==== Derived terms ==== Tuvaluan ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Countries of the world Funafuti === Anagrams === Tuluva == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Tuvalu alternative spelling of Toewaloe: Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== Tuvaluaan Tuvaluaans == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtuvalu] === Proper noun === Tuvalu n (indeclinable, relational adjective tuvalský, demonym Tuvalan) Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Danish == === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tuvaler tuvalsk == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtuˈvaː.lu/ Rhymes: -aːlu Hyphenation: Tu‧va‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu n Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuʋɑlu/, [ˈt̪uʋɑ̝lu] Rhymes: -uʋɑlu Syllabification(key): Tu‧va‧lu Hyphenation(key): Tu‧va‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tuvalu n (proper noun, genitive Tuvalus or (optionally with an article) Tuvalu) Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtuvɒlu] Hyphenation: Tu‧va‧lu Rhymes: -lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tuvalui === See also === == Italian == === Etymology === Internationalism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tu.vaˈlu/* Rhymes: -u === Proper noun === Tuvalu m Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tʊ²ˈʋɑːlʊ] Rhymes: -ɑːlʊ Syllabification: Tu‧vã‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvãlu m (uncountable, indeclinable, relational adjective tuvaliẽtiškas, demonym tuvaliẽtis, female demonym tuvaliẽtė) Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Tuvalu” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tuvaler tuvalsk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tuvalar tuvalsk == Polish == === Alternative forms === Tuwalu === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Tuvaluan Tuuvalu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuˈva.lu/ Rhymes: -alu Syllabification: Tu‧va‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu n (indeclinable, related adjective tuwalski) Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) === See also === === Further reading === “Tuvalu”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: Tu‧va‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu m Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== tuvaluano == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Tuvalú === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuˈbalu/ [t̪uˈβ̞a.lu] Rhymes: -alu Syllabification: Tu‧va‧lu === Proper noun === Tuvalu ? Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Tuvalu n (genitive Tuvalus) Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tuvaluan tuvaluansk tuvaluanska ==== See also ==== === References === “Tuvalu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tuvalu Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tuvalulu === See also ===