Senegal

See also: Sénégal

English

Senegal

Etymology

Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3}. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːl, -ɑːl

Proper noun

Senegal

2. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
4. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Hypernyms

• Subsahara

Hyponyms

• Casamance

Derived terms

• Senegal dove
• Senegalese

 

Translations

Republic of Senegal

• Amharic: ሴኔጋል (senegal)
• Arabic: السِّنْغَال f (as-sinḡāl)
• Armenian: Սենեգալ (Senegal)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܢܓܵܠ f (singāl)
• Belarusian: Сенега́л m (Sjenjehál)
• Bengali: সেনেগাল (bn) (śenegal)
• Breton: Senegal (br)
• Bulgarian: Сенега́л m (Senegál)
• Burmese: ဆီနီဂေါ (hcinigau:)
• Catalan: Senegal (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塞內加爾／塞内加尔 (zh) (Sàinèijiā'ěr)

• Corsican: Senegallu m
• Czech: Senegal (cs) m
• Danish: Senegal (da)
• Dhatki: Senegol
• Dhivehi: ސެނެގާލް (dv) (senegāl)
• Dutch: Senegal (nl) n
• Esperanto: Senegalo (eo), Senegalio
• Estonian: Senegal (et)
• Farefare: Senegal
• Finnish: Senegal (fi)
• French: Sénégal (fr) m
• Georgian: სენეგალი (ka) (senegali)
• German: Senegal (de)
• Greek: Σενεγάλη (el) f (Senegáli)
• Hausa: Sinigal, Senegal
• Hebrew: סנגל (senegal)
• Hindi: सेनेगल (hi) (senegal)
• Hungarian: Szenegál (hu)
• Interlingua: Senegal
• Irish: An tSeineagáil f
• Italian: Senegal (it) m
• Japanese: セネガル (ja) (Senegaru)
• Kalenjin: Senegol
• Kamba: Senegol
• Khmer: សេណេហ្គាល់ (km) (seeneegiəl)
• Kikuyu: Senegol
• Korean: 세네갈 (ko) (Senegal)
• Latvian: Senegāla (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Senegalas (lt) m
• Luhya: Senegol
• Luo: Senegol
• Macedonian: Сенегал m (Senegal)
• Maltese: is-Senegal
• Maori: Henekara
• Meru: Senegol
• Norman: Sénégal m
• Norwegian: Senegal (no)
• Persian: سنگال (fa) (senegâl)
• Polish: Senegal (pl)
• Portuguese: Senegal (pt)
• Pulaar:

  Adlam: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭

  Latin: Senegaali

• Romanian: Senegal (ro) n
• Russian: Сенега́л (ru) m (Senegál)
• Sanskrit: सेनेगल (senegala)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Сенегал m

  Roman: Senegal (sh) m

• Sicilian: Senegallu m
• Sinhalese: සෙනගල් (senagal)
• Slovak: Senegal (sk) m
• Slovene: Senegal (sl) m
• Spanish: Senegal (es)
• Swahili: Senegali (sw)
• Swedish: Senegal (sv)
• Tagalog: Senegal (tl)
• Tatar: Senegal (tt)
• Thai: เซเนกัล (th) (see-nee-gâl)
• Turkish: Senegal (tr)
• Ukrainian: Сенега́л (uk) m (Senehál)
• Vietnamese: Xê-nê-gan
• Welsh: Senegal f
• Wolof: Senegaal (wo)
• Yoruba: Sẹ̀nẹ̀gà

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Anagrams

• Angeles, Leganés, Neagles, Selenga

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.nəˈɣal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [se.neˈɣal]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Senegal m

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

• senegalès

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛnɛɡal]

Proper noun

Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Senegal (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Senegal
genitive	Senegalu
dative	Senegalu
accusative	Senegal
vocative	Senegale
locative	Senegalu
instrumental	Senegalem

Further reading

• “Senegal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Senegal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Senegal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

• senegaleser
• senegalesisk

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Senegal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
• Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
• Syllabification^(key): Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Senegal	—
genitive		Senegalin	—
partitive		Senegalia	—
illative		Senegaliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Senegal	—
accusative	nom.	Senegal	—
	gen.	Senegalin
genitive		Senegalin	—
partitive		Senegalia	—
inessive		Senegalissa	—
elative		Senegalista	—
illative		Senegaliin	—
adessive		Senegalilla	—
ablative		Senegalilta	—
allative		Senegalille	—
essive		Senegalina	—
translative		Senegaliksi	—
abessive		Senegalitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Senegalini — accusative nom. Senegalini — gen. Senegalini genitive Senegalini — partitive Senegaliani — inessive Senegalissani — elative Senegalistani — illative Senegaliini — adessive Senegalillani — ablative Senegaliltani — allative Senegalilleni — essive Senegalinani — translative Senegalikseni — abessive Senegalittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Senegalisi — accusative nom. Senegalisi — gen. Senegalisi genitive Senegalisi — partitive Senegaliasi — inessive Senegalissasi — elative Senegalistasi — illative Senegaliisi — adessive Senegalillasi — ablative Senegaliltasi — allative Senegalillesi — essive Senegalinasi — translative Senegaliksesi — abessive Senegalittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Senegalimme — accusative nom. Senegalimme — gen. Senegalimme genitive Senegalimme — partitive Senegaliamme — inessive Senegalissamme — elative Senegalistamme — illative Senegaliimme — adessive Senegalillamme — ablative Senegaliltamme — allative Senegalillemme — essive Senegalinamme — translative Senegaliksemme — abessive Senegalittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Senegalinne — accusative nom. Senegalinne — gen. Senegalinne genitive Senegalinne — partitive Senegalianne — inessive Senegalissanne — elative Senegalistanne — illative Senegaliinne — adessive Senegalillanne — ablative Senegaliltanne — allative Senegalillenne — essive Senegalinanne — translative Senegaliksenne — abessive Senegalittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Senegalinsa — accusative nom. Senegalinsa — gen. Senegalinsa genitive Senegalinsa — partitive Senegaliaan Senegaliansa — inessive Senegalissaan Senegalissansa — elative Senegalistaan Senegalistansa — illative Senegaliinsa — adessive Senegalillaan Senegalillansa — ablative Senegaliltaan Senegaliltansa — allative Senegalilleen Senegalillensa — essive Senegalinaan Senegalinansa — translative Senegalikseen Senegaliksensa — abessive Senegalittaan Senegalittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• senegalilainen

 

compounds

• senegalingundi

 

Gagauz

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛneɡal/, /ˈzeː-/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals)
Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Senegal [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	der	Senegal
genitive	des	Senegal, Senegals
dative	dem	Senegal
accusative	den	Senegal

Declension of Senegal [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Senegal
genitive	des	Senegals, Senegal1
dative	dem	Senegal
accusative	das	Senegal

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Senegaler
• Senegalese
• senegalesisch

See also

• (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik ^{(Category: de:Countries in Africa)}

Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)

1. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/
• Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
• Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl

Proper noun

Senegal m

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Related terms

• senegalese

Anagrams

• segnale

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Related terms

• senegaleser
• senegalesisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Related terms

• senegalesar
• senegalesisk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡal
• Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Senegal

	singular
nominative	Senegal
genitive	Senegalu
dative	Senegalowi
accusative	Senegal
instrumental	Senegalem
locative	Senegalu
vocative	Senegalu

Derived terms

nouns

• Senegalczyk
• Senegalka

 

See also

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Further reading

• Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.neˈɡaw/ [se.neˈɡaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]

• Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Derived terms

• senegalês

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sêneɡaːl/
• Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Sȅnegāl m (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)
2. Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Senegal

	singular
nominative	Senegal
genitive	Senegala
dative	Senegalu
accusative	Senegal
vocative	Senegale
locative	Senegalu
instrumental	Senegalom

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegal m

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Usage notes

• The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Related terms

• senegales
• senegalesisk
• senegalesiska

References

• Senegal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seneˈɡal/ [sɛ.n̪ɛˈɣal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

Proper noun

Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Anagrams

• Angeles

Tatar

Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

    declension of Senegal

Nominative	Senegal
Genitive	Senegalnıñ
Dative	Senegalga
Accusative	Senegalnı
Locative	Senegalda
Ablative	Senegaldan

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Senegal

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Declension

declension of Senegal

	singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz)
nominative (yalın)	Senegal
accusative (belirtme)	Senegal'ı
dative (yönelme)	Senegal'a
locative (bulunma)	Senegal'da
ablative (çıkma)	Senegal'dan
genitive (tamlayan)	Senegal'ın

    possessive of Senegal

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Senegal'ım	Senegallarım / Senegal'larım
senin (your)	Senegal'ın	Senegalların / Senegal'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Senegal'ı	Senegalları / Senegal'ları
bizim (our)	Senegal'ımız	Senegallarımız / Senegal'larımız
sizin (your)	Senegal'ınız	Senegallarınız / Senegal'larınız
onların (their)	Senegal'ı / Senegalları / Senegal'ları	Senegalları / Senegal'ları

See also

• (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve ^{(Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Welsh

Proper noun

Senegal f (not mutable)

1. Senegal (a country in West Africa)

Related terms

• Senegalaidd (“Senegalese”, adjective)
• Senegaliad (“Senegalese”, noun)

See also

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

References

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN