See also: angola, Angóla, Angòla, and anǧola

English

edit
 
Angola

Etymology

edit

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola ((kingdom of) Angola), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.[1] Compare Kituba ngolo (strength).

The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
    1. (historical) A former colony of Portugal, Portuguese Angola, also known as Portuguese West Africa and officially the State of West Africa, from 1575 to 1975.
    2. The People's Republic of Angola, from 1975 to 1992
  2. The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
  3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.
  6. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.

Hypernyms

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Gujarati: અંગોલા (aṅgolā)
  • Welsh: Angola

Noun

edit

Angola (plural Angolas)

  1. Synonym of angora (cat).

Translations

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Angola”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 30 July 2019.

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

Afrikaans

edit
 
Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af

Pronunciation

edit
  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Republiek van Angola; capital: Luanda)

Derived terms

edit

Asturian

edit
 
Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ast

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /anˈɡola/, [ãŋˈɡo.la]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Basque

edit
 
Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eu

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Spanish Angola (Angola).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /anɡola/ [aŋ.ɡo.la]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola inan

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Further reading

edit

Catalan

edit
 
Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Central Nahuatl

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Crimean Tatar

edit
 
Crimean Tatar Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia crh

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Czech

edit
 
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈaŋɡola]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola f (related adjective angolský, demonym Angolan)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit

Further reading

edit
  • Angola”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • Angola”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

edit
 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣoː.laː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola n

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Estonian

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Faroese

edit

Etymology

edit

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola ((kingdom of) Angola), from Kimbundu ngola (king's title).

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola n

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
singular
indefinite
nominative Angola
accusative Angola
dative Angola
genitive Angola

Derived terms

edit

Finnish

edit
 
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

edit

From Portuguese Angola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
Inflection of Angola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Angola
genitive Angolan
partitive Angolaa
illative Angolaan
singular plural
nominative Angola
accusative nom. Angola
gen. Angolan
genitive Angolan
partitive Angolaa
inessive Angolassa
elative Angolasta
illative Angolaan
adessive Angolalla
ablative Angolalta
allative Angolalle
essive Angolana
translative Angolaksi
abessive Angolatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Angola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Angolani
accusative nom. Angolani
gen. Angolani
genitive Angolani
partitive Angolaani
inessive Angolassani
elative Angolastani
illative Angolaani
adessive Angolallani
ablative Angolaltani
allative Angolalleni
essive Angolanani
translative Angolakseni
abessive Angolattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Angolasi
accusative nom. Angolasi
gen. Angolasi
genitive Angolasi
partitive Angolaasi
inessive Angolassasi
elative Angolastasi
illative Angolaasi
adessive Angolallasi
ablative Angolaltasi
allative Angolallesi
essive Angolanasi
translative Angolaksesi
abessive Angolattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Angolamme
accusative nom. Angolamme
gen. Angolamme
genitive Angolamme
partitive Angolaamme
inessive Angolassamme
elative Angolastamme
illative Angolaamme
adessive Angolallamme
ablative Angolaltamme
allative Angolallemme
essive Angolanamme
translative Angolaksemme
abessive Angolattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Angolanne
accusative nom. Angolanne
gen. Angolanne
genitive Angolanne
partitive Angolaanne
inessive Angolassanne
elative Angolastanne
illative Angolaanne
adessive Angolallanne
ablative Angolaltanne
allative Angolallenne
essive Angolananne
translative Angolaksenne
abessive Angolattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Angolansa
accusative nom. Angolansa
gen. Angolansa
genitive Angolansa
partitive Angolaansa
inessive Angolassaan
Angolassansa
elative Angolastaan
Angolastansa
illative Angolaansa
adessive Angolallaan
Angolallansa
ablative Angolaltaan
Angolaltansa
allative Angolalleen
Angolallensa
essive Angolanaan
Angolanansa
translative Angolakseen
Angolaksensa
abessive Angolattaan
Angolattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

edit
compounds

French

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola m

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

Galician

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

German

edit

Etymology

edit

From Kimbundu ngola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola n (proper noun, genitive Angolas or (optionally with an article) Angola)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

See also

edit

Further reading

edit
  • Angola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

edit
 
Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒŋɡolɒ]
  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Angola
accusative Angolát
dative Angolának
instrumental Angolával
causal-final Angoláért
translative Angolává
terminative Angoláig
essive-formal Angolaként
essive-modal
inessive Angolában
superessive Angolán
adessive Angolánál
illative Angolába
sublative Angolára
allative Angolához
elative Angolából
delative Angoláról
ablative Angolától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Angoláé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Angoláéi
Possessive forms of Angola
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Angolám
2nd person sing. Angolád
3rd person sing. Angolája
1st person plural Angolánk
2nd person plural Angolátok
3rd person plural Angolájuk
edit

Italian

edit
 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /anˈɡɔ.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: An‧gò‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

Anagrams

edit

Latvian

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola f (4 declension)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
edit

Lithuanian

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
edit

Mauritian Creole

edit

Etymology

edit

From French Angola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

Norman

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. (Jersey) Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Norwegian Bokmål

edit
 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

Norwegian Nynorsk

edit
 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

Polish

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /aŋˈɡɔ.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: An‧go‧la

Etymology 1

edit
 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola ((kingdom of) Angola).

Proper noun

edit

Angola f (related adjective angolski)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
Declension
edit
Derived terms
edit
nouns

See also

edit

Etymology 2

edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

edit

Angola m

  1. genitive/accusative singular of Angol

Further reading

edit
  • Angola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

edit
 
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
 
bandeira de Angola

Etymology

edit

From Kimbundu ngola (king).

Pronunciation

edit

  • Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Luanda)

Usage notes

edit

Angola is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. This rule is sometimes broken by Brazilian speakers.

Derived terms

edit

See also

edit

Serbo-Croatian

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angȏla f (Cyrillic spelling Анго̑ла)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit

Slovak

edit
 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola f (genitive singular Angoly, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

References

edit
  • Angola”, 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, 2003–2024

Spanish

edit
 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /anˈɡola/ [ãŋˈɡo.la]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

Swahili

edit
 
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

edit

Swedish

edit
 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

edit

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola ((kingdom of) Angola), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola n (genitive Angolas)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
edit

References

edit

Anagrams

edit

Tagalog

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Spanish Angola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎ)

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

edit

Turkish

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

edit
Declension of Angola
singular plural
nominative Angola -
definite accusative Angola'yı -
dative Angola'ya -
locative Angola'da -
ablative Angola'dan -
genitive Angola'nın -

Derived terms

edit

See also

edit

Welsh

edit
 
Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Etymology

edit

From English Angola, from Portuguese Angola, from Kimbundu ngola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Angola f

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

edit

Mutation

edit
Mutated forms of Angola
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Angola unchanged unchanged Hangola

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

edit

Yoruba

edit
 
Àǹgólà
 Àǹgólà on Yoruba Wikipedia

Etymology

edit

From English Angola.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Àǹgólà

  1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
  NODES
Done 1
eth 8
see 22