# Zaire
## 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: /zaɪˈɪə/
* (US) IPA: /zɑːˈɪəɹ/, /ˈzɑːɪɹ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* zaire

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* arize, rezai, Azeri

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈzaj.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈzaj.ɾe]

### Proper noun

Zaire m
* (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: /ˈzɑi̯re/, [ˈzɑ̝i̯re̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑire
* Hyphenation: Zai‧re

### Proper noun

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

#### Declension

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: $^*$/d͡zaˈi.re/
* Rhymes: -ire
* Hyphenation: Za‧ì‧re

### Proper noun

Zaire m
* (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

### References

* ↑ Zaire in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* Rezia, azeri

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈzaj.ɾi/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈzaj.ɾe/ [ˈzaɪ̯.ɾe]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈzaj.ɾɨ/
* Hyphenation: Zai‧re

### Proper noun

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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈθaiɾe/ [ˈθai̯.ɾe]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaiɾe/ [ˈsai̯.ɾe]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aiɾe
* Syllabification: Zai‧re

### Proper noun

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

### Anagrams

* azeri