Samoa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. Sa is sacred, forbidden, not allowed. Sa also mean pertaining to or 'of the'; for example Sa Malietoa is of the family or lineage of Malietoa. Moa is center or middle, the most inner and deepest part of anything or heart. It is also a word for chicken.
Derived terms
- American Samoa
- German Samoa
- Samoan
- Western Samoa
Translations
Independent State of Samoa
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See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
Catalan
Derived terms
- illes Samoa (“Samoan Islands”)
- samoà (“Samoan”)
- Samoa Alemanya (“German Samoa”)
- Samoa Nord-americana (“American Samoa”)
- Samoa Occidental (“Western Samoa”)
Further reading
- “Samoa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsaːˈmoː.aː/
Audio (file)
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of Samoa (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Samoa | — | |
genitive | Samoan | — | |
partitive | Samoaa Samoata |
— | |
illative | Samoaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Samoa | — | |
accusative | nom. | Samoa | — |
gen. | Samoan | ||
genitive | Samoan | — | |
partitive | Samoaa Samoata |
— | |
inessive | Samoassa | — | |
elative | Samoasta | — | |
illative | Samoaan | — | |
adessive | Samoalla | — | |
ablative | Samoalta | — | |
allative | Samoalle | — | |
essive | Samoana | — | |
translative | Samoaksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Samoatta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈmoːa/
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Latin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.a/
audio (file)
Derived terms
- Samoańczyk m
- samoański (adjective)
- Samoanka f
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsamɔa/
Declension
Declension of Samoa
singulare tantum | |
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nominative | Samoa |
genitive | Samoy |
dative | Samoe |
accusative | Samou |
locative | Samoe |
instrumental | Samoou |
Derived terms
- Samojčan m
- Samojčanka f
- samojský
- Samojský nezávislý štát m
Turkmen
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