# Madagaskar
## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa; capital: Antananarivo)

#### Derived terms

* Madagaskars

#### Related terms

* Malgas
* Malgassies

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmadaɡaskar]

### Proper noun

Madagaskar m inan (relational adjective madagaskarský)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### See also

* Malgaš
* malgašský
* malgaština

### Further reading

* “Madagaskar”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Madagaskar”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Madagaskar”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Madagaskar ?
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French Madagascar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑdɑɡɑskɑr/, [ˈmɑ̝dɑ̝ˌɡɑ̝s̠kɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑskɑr
* Hyphenation: Ma‧da‧gas‧kar

### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Madagaskar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Madagaskarini
accusative
nom.
Madagaskarini
gen.
Madagaskarini
genitive
Madagaskarini
partitive
Madagaskariani
inessive
Madagaskarissani
elative
Madagaskaristani
illative
Madagaskariini
adessive
Madagaskarillani
ablative
Madagaskariltani
allative
Madagaskarilleni
essive
Madagaskarinani
translative
Madagaskarikseni
abessive
Madagaskarittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Madagaskarisi
accusative
nom.
Madagaskarisi
gen.
Madagaskarisi
genitive
Madagaskarisi
partitive
Madagaskariasi
inessive
Madagaskarissasi
elative
Madagaskaristasi
illative
Madagaskariisi
adessive
Madagaskarillasi
ablative
Madagaskariltasi
allative
Madagaskarillesi
essive
Madagaskarinasi
translative
Madagaskariksesi
abessive
Madagaskarittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Madagaskarimme
accusative
nom.
Madagaskarimme
gen.
Madagaskarimme
genitive
Madagaskarimme
partitive
Madagaskariamme
inessive
Madagaskarissamme
elative
Madagaskaristamme
illative
Madagaskariimme
adessive
Madagaskarillamme
ablative
Madagaskariltamme
allative
Madagaskarillemme
essive
Madagaskarinamme
translative
Madagaskariksemme
abessive
Madagaskarittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Madagaskarinne
accusative
nom.
Madagaskarinne
gen.
Madagaskarinne
genitive
Madagaskarinne
partitive
Madagaskarianne
inessive
Madagaskarissanne
elative
Madagaskaristanne
illative
Madagaskariinne
adessive
Madagaskarillanne
ablative
Madagaskariltanne
allative
Madagaskarillenne
essive
Madagaskarinanne
translative
Madagaskariksenne
abessive
Madagaskarittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Madagaskarinsa
accusative
nom.
Madagaskarinsa
gen.
Madagaskarinsa
genitive
Madagaskarinsa
partitive
Madagaskariaan Madagaskariansa
inessive
Madagaskarissaan Madagaskarissansa
elative
Madagaskaristaan Madagaskaristansa
illative
Madagaskariinsa
adessive
Madagaskarillaan Madagaskarillansa
ablative
Madagaskariltaan Madagaskariltansa
allative
Madagaskarilleen Madagaskarillensa
essive
Madagaskarinaan Madagaskarinansa
translative
Madagaskarikseen Madagaskariksensa
abessive
Madagaskarittaan Madagaskarittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* madagaskarilainen
* madagaskarinimujalka
* madagaskarinimujalkalepakko
* madagaskarinlenkko
* madagaskarinlentäväkoira
* madagaskarinluhtakana
* madagaskarinmerikotka
* madagaskarinmyyrärotta
* madagaskarinpikkuhiiri
* madagaskarinrotta
* madagaskarintupsukas

## Gagauz
### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmadaˈɡaskaʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Madagaskar n (proper noun, genitive Madagaskars or (optionally with an article) Madagaskar)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Madagasse
* madagassisch
* madegassisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [madaɡaskar]
* Rhymes: -kar, -ar

### Proper noun

Madagaskar (Jawi spelling ماداݢاسکر)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Related terms

* madagasser, gasser
* madagassisk, gassisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Related terms

* madagassar, gassar
* madagassisk, gassisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.daˈɡas.kar/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -askar
* Syllabification: Ma‧da‧gas‧kar

### Proper noun

Madagaskar m inan (related adjective madagaskarski)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Madagaskarczyk
* Madagaskarka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Madagaskar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /madaɡǎskaːr/
* Hyphenation: Ma‧da‧ga‧skar

### Proper noun

Madagàskār m (Cyrillic spelling Мадага̀ска̄р)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmadaɡaskar]

### Proper noun

Madagaskar m inan (genitive singular Madagaskaru, declension pattern of dub)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

### References

* “Madagaskar”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Madagaskar n (genitive Madagaskars)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Related terms

* madagask
* madagaskisk
* madagaskiska

### References

* Madagaskar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Madagascar (“Madagascar”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /madaɡasˈkaɾ/ [mɐ.d̪ɐ.ɣɐsˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: Ma‧da‧gas‧kar

### Proper noun

Madagaskár (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔)
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)
** 1962, José Rizal, Pakikipagsulatan ni Rizal sa kanyang mga kasambahay, 1876-1896:Ito'y itlog ng isang ibon na kilala sa tawag na epyornis na namumugad sa Madagaskar. Ang ibong ito'y unti-unti nang nawala buhat nang ang Madagaskar ay pamayanan ng mga tao.It's an egg of a bird that is famously called as elephant bird that nests in Madagascar. This bird is gradually disappearing because of Madagascar is a community of people.

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Madagaskar
* Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

#### Declension
### See also

* Angola
* Batı Sahra
* Benin
* Botsvana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cezayir
* Cibuti
* Çad
* Ekvator Ginesi
* Eritre
* Esvatini
* Etiyopiya
* Fas
* Fildişi Sahili
* Gabon
* Gambiya
* Gana
* Gine
* Gine-Bissau
* Güney Afrika
* Güney Sudan
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Komorlar
* Kongo Cumhuriyeti
* Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
* Lesotho
* Liberya
* Libya
* Madagaskar
* Malavi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Mısır
* Moritanya
* Mozambik
* Namibya
* Nijer
* Nijeria
* Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
* Ruanda
* Senegal
* Seyşeller
* Sierra Leone
* Somali
* Sudan
* São Tomé ve Príncipe
* Tanzanya
* Togo
* Tunus
* Uganda
* Yeşil Burun
* Zambiya
* Zimbabve