# Lesotho
## English
### Alternative forms

* Lesuto, Lesutho, Lesoto

### Etymology

From Sotho Lesotho (“Land of the Basotho (Sotho people)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ləˈsuːtuː/
** Audio (UK):(file)
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho. Capital: Maseru.
    Synonym: (historical) Basutoland

#### Holonyms

* Subsahara

#### Related terms

* Basotho
* Mosotho
* Sesotho
* Sotho

#### Translations
### See also

* Basutoland
* Maseru
* 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

### Anagrams

* looseth

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ləˈsutu/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ləˈzɔ.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ləˈzɔ.to]
* IPA: (Valencia) [leˈzɔ.to]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho m
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛsoto]

### Proper noun

Lesotho n (relational adjective lesothský)
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Lesotho”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Lesotho”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho n
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Sotho Lesotho.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlesotho/, [ˈle̞s̠o̞t̪ho̞]
* Rhymes: -esotho
* Hyphenation: Le‧sot‧ho

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)
    Lesothon kuningaskunta ― Kingdom of Lesotho

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Lesotho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lesothoni
accusative
nom.
Lesothoni
gen.
Lesothoni
genitive
Lesothoni
partitive
Lesothoani
inessive
Lesothossani
elative
Lesothostani
illative
Lesothooni
adessive
Lesothollani
ablative
Lesotholtani
allative
Lesotholleni
essive
Lesothonani
translative
Lesothokseni
abessive
Lesothottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lesothosi
accusative
nom.
Lesothosi
gen.
Lesothosi
genitive
Lesothosi
partitive
Lesothoasi
inessive
Lesothossasi
elative
Lesothostasi
illative
Lesothoosi
adessive
Lesothollasi
ablative
Lesotholtasi
allative
Lesothollesi
essive
Lesothonasi
translative
Lesothoksesi
abessive
Lesothottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lesothomme
accusative
nom.
Lesothomme
gen.
Lesothomme
genitive
Lesothomme
partitive
Lesothoamme
inessive
Lesothossamme
elative
Lesothostamme
illative
Lesothoomme
adessive
Lesothollamme
ablative
Lesotholtamme
allative
Lesothollemme
essive
Lesothonamme
translative
Lesothoksemme
abessive
Lesothottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lesothonne
accusative
nom.
Lesothonne
gen.
Lesothonne
genitive
Lesothonne
partitive
Lesothoanne
inessive
Lesothossanne
elative
Lesothostanne
illative
Lesothoonne
adessive
Lesothollanne
ablative
Lesotholtanne
allative
Lesothollenne
essive
Lesothonanne
translative
Lesothoksenne
abessive
Lesothottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lesothonsa
accusative
nom.
Lesothonsa
gen.
Lesothonsa
genitive
Lesothonsa
partitive
Lesothoaan Lesothoansa
inessive
Lesothossaan Lesothossansa
elative
Lesothostaan Lesothostansa
illative
Lesothoonsa
adessive
Lesothollaan Lesothollansa
ablative
Lesotholtaan Lesotholtansa
allative
Lesotholleen Lesothollensa
essive
Lesothonaan Lesothonansa
translative
Lesothokseen Lesothoksensa
abessive
Lesothottaan Lesothottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* lesotholainen

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho n (proper noun, genitive Lesothos or (optionally with an article) Lesotho)
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Lesother
* lesothisch

#### See also

* Basutoland
* 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

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛsotoː]
* Hyphenation: Le‧so‧tho
* Rhymes: -toː

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* lesothói

### References

* ↑ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN

## Italian
### Proper noun

Lesotho m
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* lesothiano

## Latin
### Proper noun

Lesothō
* dative/ablative of Lesothum

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* lesothoer
* lesothisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* lesothoar
* lesothisk

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* Lesoto

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛˈsɔ.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
* Syllabification: Le‧so‧tho

### Proper noun

Lesotho n (indeclinable)
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

### 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

* Lesotho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Lesotho m
* Alternative spelling of Lesoto: Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern 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
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho n (genitive Lesothos)
* Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* lesothier
* lesothisk
* lesothiska

### Further reading

* Lesotho in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
* Svensk MeSH

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lesotho
* Lesotho (a country in Southern 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

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Lesotho f (not mutable)
* Lesotho (a country in Southern 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