# Nauru
## English
### Etymology

Possibly from Nauruan anáoero (“I go to the beach”).

### Pronunciation

* (General Australian) IPA: /naʊˈru/, /nəˈru/
* (Nauru) IPA: /ˈn̪ʌ̯u.ru/
* (UK, US) IPA: /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/, /ˈnaʊ.ɹu/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -uː

### Proper noun

Nauru
* A country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.
** 2021 October 6, Isabella Kwai, “Australia to Shift All Offshore Processing of Migrants to Island Nation of Nauru”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-10-06, Australia‎:The announcement Wednesday said those seeking refuge would all now be processed on the island nation of Nauru, another country that has been doing that work for Australia.
* Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

#### Derived terms

* Nauruan

#### Translations
### See also

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Countries of the world

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Related terms

* Nauruaan
* Nauruaans

### See also

* Yaren

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnaw.ɾu]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Nauru m
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnau̯ru]

### Proper noun

Nauru n (indeclinable, relational adjective nauruský)
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

### Further reading

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Nauru, possibly from Nauruan anáoero (“I go to the beach”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑu̯ru/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯ru]
* Rhymes: -ɑuru
* Hyphenation: Nau‧ru

### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nauru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nauruni
accusative
nom.
Nauruni
gen.
Nauruni
genitive
Nauruni
partitive
Nauruani
inessive
Naurussani
elative
Naurustani
illative
Nauruuni
adessive
Naurullani
ablative
Naurultani
allative
Naurulleni
essive
Naurunani
translative
Naurukseni
abessive
Nauruttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Naurusi
accusative
nom.
Naurusi
gen.
Naurusi
genitive
Naurusi
partitive
Nauruasi
inessive
Naurussasi
elative
Naurustasi
illative
Nauruusi
adessive
Naurullasi
ablative
Naurultasi
allative
Naurullesi
essive
Naurunasi
translative
Nauruksesi
abessive
Nauruttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Naurumme
accusative
nom.
Naurumme
gen.
Naurumme
genitive
Naurumme
partitive
Nauruamme
inessive
Naurussamme
elative
Naurustamme
illative
Nauruumme
adessive
Naurullamme
ablative
Naurultamme
allative
Naurullemme
essive
Naurunamme
translative
Nauruksemme
abessive
Nauruttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Naurunne
accusative
nom.
Naurunne
gen.
Naurunne
genitive
Naurunne
partitive
Nauruanne
inessive
Naurussanne
elative
Naurustanne
illative
Nauruunne
adessive
Naurullanne
ablative
Naurultanne
allative
Naurullenne
essive
Naurunanne
translative
Nauruksenne
abessive
Nauruttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Naurunsa
accusative
nom.
Naurunsa
gen.
Naurunsa
genitive
Naurunsa
partitive
Nauruaan Nauruansa
inessive
Naurussaan Naurussansa
elative
Naurustaan Naurustansa
illative
Nauruunsa
adessive
Naurullaan Naurullansa
ablative
Naurultaan Naurultansa
allative
Naurulleen Naurullensa
essive
Naurunaan Naurunansa
translative
Naurukseen Nauruksensa
abessive
Nauruttaan Nauruttansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* nauru
* naurulainen

### Anagrams

* ruuan, ruuna, uurna

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Germany):(file)

### Proper noun

Nauru n (proper noun, genitive Naurus or (optionally with an article) Nauru)
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Derived terms

* Nauruer
** Nauruerin
* nauruisch

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɒuru]
* Hyphenation: Na‧u‧ru
* Rhymes: -ru

### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Derived terms

* naurui

## Italian
### Proper noun

Nauru m
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Japanese
### Romanization

Nauru
* Rōmaji transcription of ナウル

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nɐ.ˈʊrʊ]
* Hyphenation: Na‧u‧ru

### Proper noun

Naùru m (uncountable, indeclinable, related adjective nauriẽtiškas, demonym nauriẽtis, female demonym nauriẽtė) stress pattern 1
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean; official name: Naùru Respùblika)

#### See also

* Australija
* Fidžis
* Kiribatis
* Kuko Salos
* Maršalo Salos
* Mikronezija
* Naujoji Zelandija
* Nauru
* Niujė
* Palau
* Papua Naujoji Gvinėja
* Saliamono Salos
* Samoa
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

### Further reading

* Nauru in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

## Nauruan
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Related terms

* nauruer
* naurisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Related terms

* nauruar
* naurisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaw.ru/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awru
* Syllabification: Nau‧ru

### Proper noun

Nauru n (indeclinable, related adjective nauruański or naurański)
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Derived terms

* Nauranka
* Naurańczyk
* Nauruanka
* Nauruańczyk

### See also

* Australia
* Fidżi
* Kiribati
* Mikronezja
* Nauru
* Niue
* Nowa Zelandia
* Palau
* Papua-Nowa Gwinea
* Samoa
* Tonga
* Tuvalu ~ Tuwalu
* Vanuatu
* Wyspy Cooka
* Wyspy Marshalla
* Wyspy Salomona

### Further reading

* Nauru in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /nawˈɾu/ [naʊ̯ˈɾu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nawˈɾu/
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: Nau‧ru

### Proper noun

Nauru m
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnauru/

### Proper noun

Nauru n
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Derived terms

* Nauručan m
* Nauručanka f
* nauruský
* naurusky

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnauɾu/ [ˈnau̯.ɾu]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -auɾu
* Syllabification: Nau‧ru

### Proper noun

Nauru m
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nauru n (genitive Naurus)
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Related terms

* naurisk
* nauriska
* nauruer

### References

* Nauru in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

#### Derived terms

* Naurulu

### See also

* Avustralya
* Cook Adaları
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Adaları
* Mikronezya
* Nauru
* Niue
* Palau
* Papua Yeni Gine
* Samoa
* Solomon Adaları
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Yeni Zelanda

## Turkmen
### Proper noun

Nauru
* Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)