Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Togolese en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌtoʊ.ɡəˈliz/ (General-American)
- /ˌtəʊ.ɡəˈliːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French togolais, equivalent to Togo + -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais; it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.
Translations (25)
de togolesisch (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · nl Togolees (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · ast togolés (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · cs tožský (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · ru тоголе́зский (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · ca togolès (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · pt togolês (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · da togolesisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · fr togolais (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · gl togolés (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · af Togos (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · it togolese (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · de togoisch (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · ro togolez (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · af Togolees (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · pl togijski (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · es togolés (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · fi togolainen (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · hu togói (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · mk тогоански (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · fr togolaise (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · tl Togoles (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · nn togolesisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · sw Kitogo (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people) · nb togolesisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people)
Togolese en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌtoʊ.ɡəˈliz/ (General-American)
- /ˌtəʊ.ɡəˈliːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French togolais, equivalent to Togo + -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais; it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.
Meanings
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(in-plural) A person from Togo or of Togolese descent.
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2021 April 15, Jennifer C. Seely, Samuel Decalo, Historical Dictionary of Togo, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 202:
Forms
Hypernyms
sub-Saharan · African
Translations (36)
hu togói (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · es togolés (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · pt togolês (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · de Togoerin (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · de Togolese (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · cs Tožan (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ast togolesa (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · fr Togolais (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · eo togolandano (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ru тоголе́зец (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · es togolesa (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · af Togolees (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · nn togolesar (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · pl Togijka (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · mk Тогоанец (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · eo togolandanino (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ast togolés (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ca togolès (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · de Togolesin (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · mk Тогоанка (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · af Togoër (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · nl Togolees (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · pl Togijczyk (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · fr Togolaise (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · sw Mtogo (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · nb togoleser (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · nl Togolese (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · tr Togolu (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · da togoleser (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · fi togolainen (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ro togolez (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · it togolese (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ro togoleză (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · ru тоголе́зка (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · gl togolés (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) · de Togoer (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent)