# Gabon
## English
### Etymology 1

From Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡəˈbɒn/
* Rhymes: -ɒn
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Proper noun

Gabon
* A country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.

##### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

##### Derived terms

* Gabon viper

##### Translations
#### See also

* Appendix:Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

#### Further reading

* Gabon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Gabon
* A barangay of Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Ambonao, Ambuetel, Banaoang, Bued, Buenlag, Cabilocaan, Dinalaoan, Doyong, Gabon, Lasip, Longos, Lumbang, Macabito, Malabago, Mancup, Nagsaing, Nalsian, Poblacion East, Poblacion West, Quesban, San Miguel, San Vicente, Songkoy, Talibaew — barangays of Calasiao
* A barangay of Abucay, Bataan, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Bangkal, Calaylayan, Capitangan, Gabon, Laon, Mabatang, Omboy, Salian, Wawa — barangays of Abucay
* A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Agos, Alnay, Alomon, Amoguis, Anopol, Apad, Balaba, Balangibang, Balinad, Basud, Binagbangan, Buyo, Centro Occidental, Centro Oriental, Cepres, Cotmon, Cotnogan, Danao, Gabon, Gamot, Itaran, Kinale, Kinuartilan, La Medalla, La Purisima, Lanigay, Lidong, Lourdes, Magpanambo, Magurang, Matacon, Maynaga, Maysua, Mendez, Napo, Pinagdapugan, Ponso, Salvacion, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Santa Teresita, Santicon, Sugcad, Ubaliw — barangays of Polangui
* A barangay of Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Binanuaan, Caawigan, Cahabaan, Calintaan, Del Carmen, Gabon, Itomang, Poblacion, San Francisco, San Isidro, San Jose, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Santo Niño — barangays of Talisay

### Anagrams

* Bogan, bogan, goban, obang

## Breton
### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ɡəˈβon]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ɡəˈbon]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ɡaˈbon]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon m
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gabonès

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡabon]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon m inan (relational adjective gabonský, demonym Gaboňan or Gabonec)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Gabon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon n
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Gabão.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑbon/, [ˈɡɑ̝bo̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑbon
* Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Gabon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gabonini
accusative
nom.
Gabonini
gen.
Gabonini
genitive
Gabonini
partitive
Gaboniani
inessive
Gabonissani
elative
Gabonistani
illative
Gaboniini
adessive
Gabonillani
ablative
Gaboniltani
allative
Gabonilleni
essive
Gaboninani
translative
Gabonikseni
abessive
Gabonittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gabonisi
accusative
nom.
Gabonisi
gen.
Gabonisi
genitive
Gabonisi
partitive
Gaboniasi
inessive
Gabonissasi
elative
Gabonistasi
illative
Gaboniisi
adessive
Gabonillasi
ablative
Gaboniltasi
allative
Gabonillesi
essive
Gaboninasi
translative
Gaboniksesi
abessive
Gabonittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gabonimme
accusative
nom.
Gabonimme
gen.
Gabonimme
genitive
Gabonimme
partitive
Gaboniamme
inessive
Gabonissamme
elative
Gabonistamme
illative
Gaboniimme
adessive
Gabonillamme
ablative
Gaboniltamme
allative
Gabonillemme
essive
Gaboninamme
translative
Gaboniksemme
abessive
Gabonittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gaboninne
accusative
nom.
Gaboninne
gen.
Gaboninne
genitive
Gaboninne
partitive
Gabonianne
inessive
Gabonissanne
elative
Gabonistanne
illative
Gaboniinne
adessive
Gabonillanne
ablative
Gaboniltanne
allative
Gabonillenne
essive
Gaboninanne
translative
Gaboniksenne
abessive
Gabonittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gaboninsa
accusative
nom.
Gaboninsa
gen.
Gaboninsa
genitive
Gaboninsa
partitive
Gaboniaan Gaboniansa
inessive
Gabonissaan Gabonissansa
elative
Gabonistaan Gabonistansa
illative
Gaboniinsa
adessive
Gabonillaan Gabonillansa
ablative
Gaboniltaan Gaboniltansa
allative
Gabonilleen Gabonillensa
essive
Gaboninaan Gaboninansa
translative
Gabonikseen Gaboniksensa
abessive
Gabonittaan Gabonittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* gabonilainen
* gaboninkyy
* gaboninmahonki
* gaboninmarakatti
* gaboninmetsähiiri

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa.bɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon m
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Gabonais
* gabonais

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɒbon]
* Hyphenation: Ga‧bon
* Rhymes: -on

### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gaboni

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Gabon m
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gabonese

### Anagrams

* bagno, bagnò

## Japanese
### Romanization

Gabon
* Rōmaji transcription of ガボン

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Related terms

* gaboner
* gabonsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Related terms

* gabonar
* gabonsk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.bɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -abɔn
* Syllabification: Ga‧bon

### Proper noun

Gabon m inan (related adjective gaboński)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Gabonka
* Gabończyk

### 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

* Gabon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡǎboːn/
* Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

### Proper noun

Gàbōn m (Cyrillic spelling Га̀бо̄н)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡabɔn]

### Proper noun

Gabon m inan (genitive singular Gabonu, declension pattern of dub)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

### References

* “Gabon”, 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

## Swahili
### Alternative forms

* Gaboni

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Gabon n (genitive Gabons)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gabones
* gabonesisk
* gabonesiska

### References

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gabón (“Gabon”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ɡaˈbon/ [ɡɐˈbon̪]
* Rhymes: -on
* Syllabification: Ga‧bon

### Proper noun

Gabón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜈ᜔)
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

### Anagrams

* Agbon, bagon, bango, bong̃a

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gabon
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Gabonlu

### 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

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Gabon f
* Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft