# Kuwait
## English
### Alternative forms

* Koweit (obsolete)
* Kuwayt

### Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /k(j)uːˈweɪt/
* (US) IPA: /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪt
* enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ

### Proper noun

Kuwait
* A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
* Alternative form of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.

#### Related terms

* Kuwaiti

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kuˈβajt]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [kuˈvajt]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Kuwait m
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* kuwaitià

## Danish
### Proper noun

Kuwait
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuwɑi̯t/, [ˈkuwɑ̝i̯t̪]
* Rhymes: -uwɑit
* Hyphenation: Ku‧wait

### Proper noun

Kuwait
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuwaitini
accusative
nom.
Kuwaitini
gen.
Kuwaitini
genitive
Kuwaitini
partitive
Kuwaitiani
inessive
Kuwaitissani
elative
Kuwaitistani
illative
Kuwaitiini
adessive
Kuwaitillani
ablative
Kuwaitiltani
allative
Kuwaitilleni
essive
Kuwaitinani
translative
Kuwaitikseni
abessive
Kuwaitittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuwaitisi
accusative
nom.
Kuwaitisi
gen.
Kuwaitisi
genitive
Kuwaitisi
partitive
Kuwaitiasi
inessive
Kuwaitissasi
elative
Kuwaitistasi
illative
Kuwaitiisi
adessive
Kuwaitillasi
ablative
Kuwaitiltasi
allative
Kuwaitillesi
essive
Kuwaitinasi
translative
Kuwaitiksesi
abessive
Kuwaitittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuwaitimme
accusative
nom.
Kuwaitimme
gen.
Kuwaitimme
genitive
Kuwaitimme
partitive
Kuwaitiamme
inessive
Kuwaitissamme
elative
Kuwaitistamme
illative
Kuwaitiimme
adessive
Kuwaitillamme
ablative
Kuwaitiltamme
allative
Kuwaitillemme
essive
Kuwaitinamme
translative
Kuwaitiksemme
abessive
Kuwaitittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuwaitinne
accusative
nom.
Kuwaitinne
gen.
Kuwaitinne
genitive
Kuwaitinne
partitive
Kuwaitianne
inessive
Kuwaitissanne
elative
Kuwaitistanne
illative
Kuwaitiinne
adessive
Kuwaitillanne
ablative
Kuwaitiltanne
allative
Kuwaitillenne
essive
Kuwaitinanne
translative
Kuwaitiksenne
abessive
Kuwaitittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuwaitinsa
accusative
nom.
Kuwaitinsa
gen.
Kuwaitinsa
genitive
Kuwaitinsa
partitive
Kuwaitiaan Kuwaitiansa
inessive
Kuwaitissaan Kuwaitissansa
elative
Kuwaitistaan Kuwaitistansa
illative
Kuwaitiinsa
adessive
Kuwaitillaan Kuwaitillansa
ablative
Kuwaitiltaan Kuwaitiltansa
allative
Kuwaitilleen Kuwaitillensa
essive
Kuwaitinaan Kuwaitinansa
translative
Kuwaitikseen Kuwaitiksensa
abessive
Kuwaitittaan Kuwaitittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* kuwaitilainen

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuːvaɪ̯t/
* IPA: /ˈkuːvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvɛɪ̯t/, /kuˈvaɪ̯t/ (less common)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* Kuwaiter
* kuwaitisch

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/
* Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
* Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit

### Proper noun

Kuwait m
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* kuwaitiano

### References

* ↑ Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʉˈʋaɪt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪt
* Hyphenation: Ku‧wait

### Proper noun

Kuwait
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
    Kuwait er et ørkenlandKuwait is a desert country
* Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)

#### Usage notes

The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.

#### Derived terms

* kuwaiter (“Kuwaiti person”)
* kuwaitisk (“Kuwaiti”)

### See also

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Aserbajdsjan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* De forente arabiske emirater
* Filippinene
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Jemen
* Jordan
* Kambodsja
* Kasakhstan
* Kina
* Kirgisistan
* Kuwait
* Kypros
* Laos
* Libanon
* Malaysia
* Maldivene
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Nord-Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Russland
* Saudi-Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Sør-Korea
* Tadsjikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* Tyrkia
* Usbekistan
* Vietnam
* Øst-Timor

### References

* “Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Kuwait
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* kuwaitar
* kuwaitisk, kuwaitsk

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Kuait
* Kuaite (uncommon)
* Koweit

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kuˈaj.t͡ʃi/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kuˈaj.te/ [kʊˈaɪ̯.te]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kuˈwajt/

### Proper noun

Kuwait m
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* kuwaitiano

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuˈwait/ [kuˈwai̯t̪], /kuˈbait/ [kuˈβ̞ai̯t̪]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ait
* Syllabification: Ku‧wait

### Proper noun

Kuwait m
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* kuwaití

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* kuwaitier
* kuwaitisk
* kuwaitiska

### References

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

## Tatar
### Proper noun

Kuwait
* Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)