Vietnam

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See also: vietnam, Víetnam, Viëtnam, Viet Nam, Viêt Nam, and Việt Nam

English

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National flag of Vietnam

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /viˌɛtˈnɑm/, /viˌɪt/, /ˌvi.ɪt-/, /ˌvi.ət-/, /(ˈ)vjɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  2. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
    Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam
  3. (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
    Synonym: (informal) Nam
    • 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:
      David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Descendants

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  • → Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (biyaknam)
  • → Japanese: ベトナム (Betonamu)

Translations

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Further reading

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Noun

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Vietnam (plural Vietnams)

  1. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
    another Vietnam
    the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)
    France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
  2. (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
    • 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:
      Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
    • 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:
      Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.
  3. (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
    • 1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:
      Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.
    • 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
      Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam

See also

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bietnam/ [bi.et̪.nãm]
  • Rhymes: -etnam
  • Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam

Proper noun

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Vietnam inan

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension

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Declension of Vietnam (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite
absolutive Vietnam
ergative Vietnamek
dative Vietnami
genitive Vietnamen
comitative Vietnamekin
causative Vietnamengatik
benefactive Vietnamentzat
instrumental Vietnamez
inessive Vietnamen
locative Vietnameko
allative Vietnamera
terminative Vietnameraino
directive Vietnamerantz
destinative Vietnamerako
ablative Vietnametik
partitive Vietnamik
prolative Vietnamtzat

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam m inan (related adjective vietnamský, demonym Vietnamec, female demonym Vietnamka)

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension

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Declension of Vietnam (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Vietnam
genitive Vietnamu
dative Vietnamu
accusative Vietnam
vocative Vietname
locative Vietnamu
instrumental Vietnamem
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Further reading

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  • “Vietnam”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “Vietnam”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “Vietnam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vjɛtˈnɑm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Viet‧nam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

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Vietnam n

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋie̯tnɑm/, [ˈʋie̞̯t̪n̪ɑ̝m]
  • Rhymes: -ietnɑm
  • Hyphenation(key): Viet‧nam

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Declension

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Inflection of Vietnam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Vietnam —
genitive Vietnamin —
partitive Vietnamia —
illative Vietnamiin —
singular plural
nominative Vietnam —
accusative nom. Vietnam —
gen. Vietnamin
genitive Vietnamin —
partitive Vietnamia —
inessive Vietnamissa —
elative Vietnamista —
illative Vietnamiin —
adessive Vietnamilla —
ablative Vietnamilta —
allative Vietnamille —
essive Vietnamina —
translative Vietnamiksi —
abessive Vietnamitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Vietnam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vietnamini —
accusative nom. Vietnamini —
gen. Vietnamini
genitive Vietnamini —
partitive Vietnamiani —
inessive Vietnamissani —
elative Vietnamistani —
illative Vietnamiini —
adessive Vietnamillani —
ablative Vietnamiltani —
allative Vietnamilleni —
essive Vietnaminani —
translative Vietnamikseni —
abessive Vietnamittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vietnamisi —
accusative nom. Vietnamisi —
gen. Vietnamisi
genitive Vietnamisi —
partitive Vietnamiasi —
inessive Vietnamissasi —
elative Vietnamistasi —
illative Vietnamiisi —
adessive Vietnamillasi —
ablative Vietnamiltasi —
allative Vietnamillesi —
essive Vietnaminasi —
translative Vietnamiksesi —
abessive Vietnamittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vietnamimme —
accusative nom. Vietnamimme —
gen. Vietnamimme
genitive Vietnamimme —
partitive Vietnamiamme —
inessive Vietnamissamme —
elative Vietnamistamme —
illative Vietnamiimme —
adessive Vietnamillamme —
ablative Vietnamiltamme —
allative Vietnamillemme —
essive Vietnaminamme —
translative Vietnamiksemme —
abessive Vietnamittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vietnaminne —
accusative nom. Vietnaminne —
gen. Vietnaminne
genitive Vietnaminne —
partitive Vietnamianne —
inessive Vietnamissanne —
elative Vietnamistanne —
illative Vietnamiinne —
adessive Vietnamillanne —
ablative Vietnamiltanne —
allative Vietnamillenne —
essive Vietnaminanne —
translative Vietnamiksenne —
abessive Vietnamittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Vietnaminsa —
accusative nom. Vietnaminsa —
gen. Vietnaminsa
genitive Vietnaminsa —
partitive Vietnamiaan
Vietnamiansa 		—
inessive Vietnamissaan
Vietnamissansa 		—
elative Vietnamistaan
Vietnamistansa 		—
illative Vietnamiinsa —
adessive Vietnamillaan
Vietnamillansa 		—
ablative Vietnamiltaan
Vietnamiltansa 		—
allative Vietnamilleen
Vietnamillensa 		—
essive Vietnaminaan
Vietnaminansa 		—
translative Vietnamikseen
Vietnamiksensa 		—
abessive Vietnamittaan
Vietnamittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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compounds

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Derived terms

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See also

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vi̯ɛtˈnam/, /-ˈnaːm/, [vjɛt-], [vi.ɛt-], [ʋ-]
  • IPA(key): /virtˈnam/, [viɐ̯tˈnam] (colloquial variant; compare Serviette)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -am, -aːm

Proper noun

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Vietnam n (proper noun, genitive Vietnams or (optionally with an article) Vietnam, plural Vietnam)

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
    • 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:
      Dieser zweite Teil der Genfer Erklärung sah auch vor, im Juli 1956 Wahlen zur Vereinigung der beiden Vietnam durchzuführen, doch wurde dieser Teil der Verträge nicht mehr unterschrieben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, Heino Caesar, Commander: Ein Bericht. Buch 3, page 180:
      Es war ein blau-gelb-grüner runder Fleck im dunklen Meer unter ihnen auf 17° Nordbreite, der noch existierenden Demarkationslinie zwischen den beiden Vietnam.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • The plural Vietnam refers to North Vietnam (German: Nordvietnam) and South Vietnam (German: Südvietnam).

Declension

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Declension of Vietnam [neuter, toponym]
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative das Vietnam die Vietnam
genitive des Vietnams, Vietnam1 der Vietnam
dative dem Vietnam den Vietnam
accusative das Vietnam die Vietnam

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Vietnam” in Duden online
  • “Vietnam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Hungarian

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Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvijɛtnaːm]
  • Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Superseded spelling of Vietnám.[1][2][3]

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Vietnam Vietnamok
accusative Vietnamot Vietnamokat
dative Vietnamnak Vietnamoknak
instrumental Vietnammal Vietnamokkal
causal-final Vietnamért Vietnamokért
translative Vietnammá Vietnamokká
terminative Vietnamig Vietnamokig
essive-formal Vietnamként Vietnamokként
essive-modal — —
inessive Vietnamban Vietnamokban
superessive Vietnamon Vietnamokon
adessive Vietnamnál Vietnamoknál
illative Vietnamba Vietnamokba
sublative Vietnamra Vietnamokra
allative Vietnamhoz Vietnamokhoz
elative Vietnamból Vietnamokból
delative Vietnamról Vietnamokról
ablative Vietnamtól Vietnamoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Vietnamé Vietnamoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Vietnaméi Vietnamokéi
Possessive forms of Vietnam
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Vietnamom Vietnamjaim
2nd person sing. Vietnamod Vietnamjaid
3rd person sing. Vietnamja Vietnamjai
1st person plural Vietnamunk Vietnamjaink
2nd person plural Vietnamotok Vietnamjaitok
3rd person plural Vietnamjuk Vietnamjaik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Section 18 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
  2. ^ e-nyelv: Mostantól: Vietnám!
  3. ^ Magyar Nyelvőr: Megjelent A magyar helyesírás szabályai 12. kiadása

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛt.nam/, (traditional) /vjetˈnam/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtnam, (traditional) -am
  • Hyphenation: Vièt‧nam, (traditional) Viet‧nàm

Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Vietnam in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Scots

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Scots Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sco

Etymology

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From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Slovak

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam m inan (genitive singular Vietnamu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension

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Declension of Vietnam
singulare tantum
nominative Vietnam
genitive Vietnamu
dative Vietnamu
accusative Vietnam
locative Vietname
instrumental Vietnamom

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bjedˈnam/ [bjeð̞ˈnãm]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: Viet‧nam

Proper noun

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Vietnam m

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam n (genitive Vietnams)

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
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References

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Anagrams

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vietnam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension

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Declension of Vietnam
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) Vietnam -
definite accusative (belirtme) Vietnam'ı -
dative (yönelme) Vietnam'a -
locative (bulunma) Vietnam'da -
ablative (ayrılma) Vietnam'dan -
genitive (tamlayan) Vietnam'ın -
    possessive of Vietnam
singular plural
benim (my) Vietnam'ım Vietnamlarım / Vietnam'larım
senin (your) Vietnam'ın Vietnamların / Vietnam'ların
onun (his/her/its) Vietnam'ı Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları
bizim (our) Vietnam'ımız Vietnamlarımız / Vietnam'larımız
sizin (your) Vietnam'ınız Vietnamlarınız / Vietnam'larınız
onların (their) Vietnam'ı / Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları

Derived terms

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