Zaire

See also: zaire, zaïre, and Zaïre

English

Alternative forms

• Zaïre

Etymology

Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /zaɪˈɪə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /zɑːˈɪəɹ/, /ˈzɑːɪɹ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Zaire

2. (historical) A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Related terms

• zaire

Translations

former name of DR of Congo

• Arabic: زَئِير (ar) f (zaʔīr), زَائِير (zāʔīr)
• Armenian: Զաիր (hy) (Zair)
• Bengali: জায়ার (bn) (jaẏar)
• Bulgarian: Заи́р (Zaír)
• Catalan: Zaire m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扎伊爾 (zh) (Zháyī'ěr)

• Czech: Zair (cs)
• Danish: Zaire n
• Dutch: Zaïre (nl) n
• Estonian: Zaire (et), Sair
• Faroese: Sair n
• Finnish: Zaire (fi)
• French: Zaïre (fr) m
• Galician: Zaire m
• Georgian: ზაირი (zairi)
• German: Zaire (de) n
• Greek: Ζαΐρ (el) (Zaḯr)
• Hausa: Zàyâr̃ f
• Hebrew: זאיר f (za'ír)
• Irish: An tSáír f
• Italian: Zaire m
• Japanese: ザイール (ja) (Zaīru)
• Korean: 자이르 (jaireu)
• Lithuanian: Zairas m
• Maltese: iż-Zaire
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Zaire n

• Persian: زئیر (zair)
• Polish: Zair (pl)
• Portuguese: Zaire (pt) m
• Romanian: Zair n
• Russian: Заи́р (ru) m (Zaír)
• Serbo-Croatian: Заир m, Zair (sh) m
• Spanish: Zaire (es)
• Swedish: Zaire
• Thai: ซาอีร์ (saa-ii)
• Turkish: Zaire (tr)
• Ukrainian: Заїр (Zajir)
• Uyghur: زايىر (zayir)
• Welsh: Saïr f

Anagrams

• arize, rezai, Azeri

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈzaj.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈzaj.ɾe]

Proper noun

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

• zairès

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Zaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑi̯re/, [ˈzɑ̝i̯re̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑire
• Hyphenation^(key): Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Declension

Inflection of Zaire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Zaire	—
genitive		Zairen	—
partitive		Zairea	—
illative		Zaireen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Zaire	—
accusative	nom.	Zaire	—
	gen.	Zairen
genitive		Zairen	—
partitive		Zairea	—
inessive		Zairessa	—
elative		Zairesta	—
illative		Zaireen	—
adessive		Zairella	—
ablative		Zairelta	—
allative		Zairelle	—
essive		Zairena	—
translative		Zaireksi	—
abessive		Zairetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Zaire (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zaireni — accusative nom. Zaireni — gen. Zaireni genitive Zaireni — partitive Zaireani — inessive Zairessani — elative Zairestani — illative Zaireeni — adessive Zairellani — ablative Zaireltani — allative Zairelleni — essive Zairenani — translative Zairekseni — abessive Zairettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zairesi — accusative nom. Zairesi — gen. Zairesi genitive Zairesi — partitive Zaireasi — inessive Zairessasi — elative Zairestasi — illative Zaireesi — adessive Zairellasi — ablative Zaireltasi — allative Zairellesi — essive Zairenasi — translative Zaireksesi — abessive Zairettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zairemme — accusative nom. Zairemme — gen. Zairemme genitive Zairemme — partitive Zaireamme — inessive Zairessamme — elative Zairestamme — illative Zaireemme — adessive Zairellamme — ablative Zaireltamme — allative Zairellemme — essive Zairenamme — translative Zaireksemme — abessive Zairettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zairenne — accusative nom. Zairenne — gen. Zairenne genitive Zairenne — partitive Zaireanne — inessive Zairessanne — elative Zairestanne — illative Zaireenne — adessive Zairellanne — ablative Zaireltanne — allative Zairellenne — essive Zairenanne — translative Zaireksenne — abessive Zairettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Zairensa — accusative nom. Zairensa — gen. Zairensa genitive Zairensa — partitive Zaireaan Zaireansa — inessive Zairessaan Zairessansa — elative Zairestaan Zairestansa — illative Zaireensa — adessive Zairellaan Zairellansa — ablative Zaireltaan Zaireltansa — allative Zairelleen Zairellensa — essive Zairenaan Zairenansa — translative Zairekseen Zaireksensa — abessive Zairettaan Zairettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• azeri

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zaˈi.re/
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: Za‧ì‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

• zairese

See also

• Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Anagrams

• Rezia, azeri

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzaj.ɾe/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzaj.ɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθaiɾe/ [ˈθai̯.ɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaiɾe/ [ˈsai̯.ɾe]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aiɾe
• Syllabification: Zai‧re

Proper noun

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

• zaireño

 

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːr

Proper noun

Zaire ? (genitive Zaires)

1. (historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Anagrams

• azeri