# vuvuzela
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ or /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/
* (US) /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/

### Noun

vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelas)
* A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
** 2006 July 15, Weekend Argus:When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.
** 2010 June 1, David Pickthall, “Are you ready to make some noise?”, in North-West Evening Mail, UK, retrieved 2 Aug. 2011:I’m talking, of course, about the vuvuzela. Essentially, a metre-long blowhorn, which you may struggle to get past a steward at an English football ground.
** 2010 June 8, Jeré Longman, “A Bleating Soundtrack for Soccer”, in The New York Times‎:For some, the vuvuzelas herald the country’s piercing emergence from the forced racial hush of apartheid.

#### Synonyms

* (trumpet-shaped horn): stadium horn, stadium trumpet

#### Hypernyms

* (trumpet-shaped horn): noisemaker

#### Derived terms

* vuvuzelist

#### Translations
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed shortly before the South African world cup from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vu.vuˈzeː.laː/, [vu.vuˈzeː.la(ː)]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

### Noun

vuvuzela m (plural vuvuzela's, diminutive vuvuzelaatje n)
* vuvuzela [from 2009]

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋuʋuze(ː)lɑ/, [ˈʋuʋuˌze̞(ː)lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elɑ
* Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

### Noun

vuvuzela
* vuvuzela

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vuvuzela (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vuvuzelani
vuvuzelani
accusative
nom.
vuvuzelani
vuvuzelani
gen.
vuvuzelani
genitive
vuvuzelani
vuvuzeloideni vuvuzeloitteni vuvuzelojeni vuvuzelaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vuvuzelaani
vuvuzeloitani vuvuzelojani
inessive
vuvuzelassani
vuvuzeloissani
elative
vuvuzelastani
vuvuzeloistani
illative
vuvuzelaani
vuvuzeloihini
adessive
vuvuzelallani
vuvuzeloillani
ablative
vuvuzelaltani
vuvuzeloiltani
allative
vuvuzelalleni
vuvuzeloilleni
essive
vuvuzelanani
vuvuzeloinani
translative
vuvuzelakseni
vuvuzeloikseni
abessive
vuvuzelattani
vuvuzeloittani
instructive
comitative
—vuvuzeloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vuvuzelasi
vuvuzelasi
accusative
nom.
vuvuzelasi
vuvuzelasi
gen.
vuvuzelasi
genitive
vuvuzelasi
vuvuzeloidesi vuvuzeloittesi vuvuzelojesi vuvuzelaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vuvuzelaasi
vuvuzeloitasi vuvuzelojasi
inessive
vuvuzelassasi
vuvuzeloissasi
elative
vuvuzelastasi
vuvuzeloistasi
illative
vuvuzelaasi
vuvuzeloihisi
adessive
vuvuzelallasi
vuvuzeloillasi
ablative
vuvuzelaltasi
vuvuzeloiltasi
allative
vuvuzelallesi
vuvuzeloillesi
essive
vuvuzelanasi
vuvuzeloinasi
translative
vuvuzelaksesi
vuvuzeloiksesi
abessive
vuvuzelattasi
vuvuzeloittasi
instructive
comitative
—vuvuzeloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vuvuzelamme
vuvuzelamme
accusative
nom.
vuvuzelamme
vuvuzelamme
gen.
vuvuzelamme
genitive
vuvuzelamme
vuvuzeloidemme vuvuzeloittemme vuvuzelojemme vuvuzelaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vuvuzelaamme
vuvuzeloitamme vuvuzelojamme
inessive
vuvuzelassamme
vuvuzeloissamme
elative
vuvuzelastamme
vuvuzeloistamme
illative
vuvuzelaamme
vuvuzeloihimme
adessive
vuvuzelallamme
vuvuzeloillamme
ablative
vuvuzelaltamme
vuvuzeloiltamme
allative
vuvuzelallemme
vuvuzeloillemme
essive
vuvuzelanamme
vuvuzeloinamme
translative
vuvuzelaksemme
vuvuzeloiksemme
abessive
vuvuzelattamme
vuvuzeloittamme
instructive
comitative
—vuvuzeloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vuvuzelanne
vuvuzelanne
accusative
nom.
vuvuzelanne
vuvuzelanne
gen.
vuvuzelanne
genitive
vuvuzelanne
vuvuzeloidenne vuvuzeloittenne vuvuzelojenne vuvuzelainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vuvuzelaanne
vuvuzeloitanne vuvuzelojanne
inessive
vuvuzelassanne
vuvuzeloissanne
elative
vuvuzelastanne
vuvuzeloistanne
illative
vuvuzelaanne
vuvuzeloihinne
adessive
vuvuzelallanne
vuvuzeloillanne
ablative
vuvuzelaltanne
vuvuzeloiltanne
allative
vuvuzelallenne
vuvuzeloillenne
essive
vuvuzelananne
vuvuzeloinanne
translative
vuvuzelaksenne
vuvuzeloiksenne
abessive
vuvuzelattanne
vuvuzeloittanne
instructive
comitative
—vuvuzeloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vuvuzelansa
vuvuzelansa
accusative
nom.
vuvuzelansa
vuvuzelansa
gen.
vuvuzelansa
genitive
vuvuzelansa
vuvuzeloidensa vuvuzeloittensa vuvuzelojensa vuvuzelainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vuvuzelaansa
vuvuzeloitaan vuvuzelojaan vuvuzeloitansa vuvuzelojansa
inessive
vuvuzelassaan vuvuzelassansa
vuvuzeloissaan vuvuzeloissansa
elative
vuvuzelastaan vuvuzelastansa
vuvuzeloistaan vuvuzeloistansa
illative
vuvuzelaansa
vuvuzeloihinsa
adessive
vuvuzelallaan vuvuzelallansa
vuvuzeloillaan vuvuzeloillansa
ablative
vuvuzelaltaan vuvuzelaltansa
vuvuzeloiltaan vuvuzeloiltansa
allative
vuvuzelalleen vuvuzelallensa
vuvuzeloilleen vuvuzeloillensa
essive
vuvuzelanaan vuvuzelanansa
vuvuzeloinaan vuvuzeloinansa
translative
vuvuzelakseen vuvuzelaksensa
vuvuzeloikseen vuvuzeloiksensa
abessive
vuvuzelattaan vuvuzelattansa
vuvuzeloittaan vuvuzeloittansa
instructive
comitative
—vuvuzeloineen vuvuzeloinensa :

### Further reading

* “vuvuzela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## French
### Alternative forms

* vouvouzela

### Etymology

Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vu.vu.ze.la/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
* vuvuzela

### Further reading

* “vuvuzela”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvuvuzɛlɒ]
* Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Noun

vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelák)
* vuvuzela

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Noun

vuvuzela f (invariable)
* vuvuzela

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vu.vuˈzɛ.lɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /vu.vuˈzɛ.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vu.vuˈzɛ.la/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vu.vuˈzɛ.lɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vu.vuˈzɛ.lɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bu.buˈzɛ.lɐ/ [bu.βuˈzɛ.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
* Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

### Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
* vuvuzela

### Further reading

* “vuvuzela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “vuvuzela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu to make a vu vu noise, from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋuʋuzêla/

### Noun

vuvuzȅla f (Cyrillic spelling вувузе̏ла)
* vuvuzela

## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋu.ʋu.ze.ɫa/

### Noun

vuvuzela f (genitive singular vuvuzely, nominative plural vuvuzely, declension pattern of žena)
* vuvuzela

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /bubuˈθela/ [bu.β̞uˈθe.la]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /bubuˈsela/ [bu.β̞uˈse.la]
* Rhymes: -ela
* Syllabification: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

### Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
* vuvuzela

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

vuvuzela class IX (plural vuvuzela class X)
* vuvuzela (a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Noun

vuvuzela c
* vuvuzela

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | vuvuzela | vuvuzelas |
| singular | definite | vuvuzelan | vuvuzelans |
| plural | indefinite | vuvuzelor | vuvuzelors |
| plural | definite | vuvuzelorna | vuvuzelornas |

## Turkish
### Etymology

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vuvuˈzɛɫɑ]

### Noun

vuvuzela (definite accusative vuvuzelayı, plural vuvuzelalar)
* vuvuzela