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Beninese en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /bɛnɪˈniːz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí Yoruba ile Yoruba ì- Yoruba bí Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́ Yoruba inú Yoruba ibinu Yoruba ile ibinubor. Itsekiri Ubinubor. Portuguese Benimbor. French Béninbor. English Benin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Beninese From Benin + -ese.

Meanings

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Beninoise alternative lexicographic
most Beninese Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Beninese Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (24)

hu benini (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · ast beninés (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · es beninés (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · sh bȅninskī (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · ca beninès (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · pt beninense (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · pt beninês (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · fi beniniläinen (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · nn beninsk (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · fr béninois (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · ro beninez (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · mr बेनिनी (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · nb beninsk (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · sh бе̏нинскӣ (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · gl beninés (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · nl Benins (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · sv beninsk (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · af Beninees (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · cs beninský (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · de beninisch (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · ru бени́нский (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · pl beniński (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · is benínskur (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) · uk бені́нський (of, from, or pertaining to Benin)

Beninese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bɛnɪˈniːz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí Yoruba ile Yoruba ì- Yoruba bí Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́ Yoruba inú Yoruba ibinu Yoruba ile ibinubor. Itsekiri Ubinubor. Portuguese Benimbor. French Béninbor. English Benin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Beninese From Benin + -ese.

Meanings

  1. (in-plural) A person from Benin or of Beninese descent.
    • “They wanted to know what part of Africa my parents hailed from,” Caesar said. “How was I to know? He said I had the nose of a Beninese.” 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), pages 147–148:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Beninese Number=Plur lexicographic
Beninoise alternative lexicographic

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Translations (41)

uk бенінка (person) · hu benini (person) · es beninés (person) · sh Benínac (person) · fi beniniläinen (person) · nl Beniner (person) · sh Бени́нац (person) · ru бени́нец (person) · ast beninesa (person) · gl beninés (person) · fr Béninoise (person) · pt beninês (person) · ru бени́нка (person) · pt beninense (person) · fr Béninois (person) · nn beninar (person) · ast beninés (person) · be бенінка (person) · mr बेनिनी (person) · nb beniner (person) · it beninese (person) · es beninesa (person) · de Beniner (person) · af Beninees (person) · be бенінец (person) · sv beninska (person) · uk бенінець (person) · sh Beninka (person) · ro beninez (person) · tr Beninli (person) · nl Beninse (person) · is Beníni (person) · sv beninier (person) · de Beninerin (person) · cs Beninec (person) · pt beninesa (person) · sh Бенинка (person) · pl Benińczyk (person) · ro benineză (person) · pl Beninka (person) · ca beninès (person)