# Uruguay
## English
### Etymology

Disputed; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) y (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay
* A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
** 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249:The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.

#### Derived terms

* Uruguayan

#### Translations
### See also

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uɾuˈɡwai̯/ [u.ɾuˈɣ̞wai̯]

### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* uruguayu

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

## Central Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay.

### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈuruɡvaj]

### Proper noun

Uruguay f (relational adjective uruguayský, demonym Uruguayec)
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Uruguay”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Uruguay”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Uruguay”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay n
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish Uruguay.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuruɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈuruɡʋɑ̝i̯]
* Rhymes: -uruɡʋɑi

### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Uruguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Uruguayni
accusative
nom.
Uruguayni
gen.
Uruguayni
genitive
Uruguayni
partitive
Uruguaytani
inessive
Uruguayssani
elative
Uruguaystani
illative
Uruguayhini
adessive
Uruguayllani
ablative
Uruguayltani
allative
Uruguaylleni
essive
Uruguaynani
translative
Uruguaykseni
abessive
Uruguayttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Uruguaysi
accusative
nom.
Uruguaysi
gen.
Uruguaysi
genitive
Uruguaysi
partitive
Uruguaytasi
inessive
Uruguayssasi
elative
Uruguaystasi
illative
Uruguayhisi
adessive
Uruguayllasi
ablative
Uruguayltasi
allative
Uruguayllesi
essive
Uruguaynasi
translative
Uruguayksesi
abessive
Uruguayttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Uruguaymme
accusative
nom.
Uruguaymme
gen.
Uruguaymme
genitive
Uruguaymme
partitive
Uruguaytamme
inessive
Uruguayssamme
elative
Uruguaystamme
illative
Uruguayhimme
adessive
Uruguayllamme
ablative
Uruguayltamme
allative
Uruguayllemme
essive
Uruguaynamme
translative
Uruguayksemme
abessive
Uruguayttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Uruguaynne
accusative
nom.
Uruguaynne
gen.
Uruguaynne
genitive
Uruguaynne
partitive
Uruguaytanne
inessive
Uruguayssanne
elative
Uruguaystanne
illative
Uruguayhinne
adessive
Uruguayllanne
ablative
Uruguayltanne
allative
Uruguayllenne
essive
Uruguaynanne
translative
Uruguayksenne
abessive
Uruguayttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Uruguaynsa
accusative
nom.
Uruguaynsa
gen.
Uruguaynsa
genitive
Uruguaynsa
partitive
Uruguaytaan Uruguaytansa
inessive
Uruguayssaan Uruguayssansa
elative
Uruguaystaan Uruguaystansa
illative
Uruguayhinsa
adessive
Uruguayllaan Uruguayllansa
ablative
Uruguayltaan Uruguayltansa
allative
Uruguaylleen Uruguayllensa
essive
Uruguaynaan Uruguaynansa
translative
Uruguaykseen Uruguayksensa
abessive
Uruguayttaan Uruguayttansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* uruguaylainen
* uruguaynvyötiäinen

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /y.ʁy.ɡwɛ/, /y.ʁy.ɡwe/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Uruguayen
* uruguayen

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay n (proper noun, genitive Uruguays or (optionally with an article) Uruguay)
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Uruguayer
* uruguayisch

### Further reading

* “Uruguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈuruɡvaːj]
* Hyphenation: Uru‧guay
* Rhymes: -aːj

### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* uruguayi

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Uruguay.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /u.ruˈɡwaj/
* Rhymes: -aj
* Hyphenation: U‧ru‧guày

### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* uruguayano / uruguaiano

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* uruguayaner
* uruguayansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* uruguayan, uruguayanar
* uruguayansk

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Obsolete spelling of Uruguai.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Disputed, either:
* Guaraní urugua y (literally “water shellfish”), from urugua (“shellfish”) +‎ y (“water”); or
* Guaraní uru gua y (literally “type of water bird”) from uru (“type of bird”) +‎ gua (“from”) +‎ y (“water”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uɾuˈɡwai/ [u.ɾuˈɣ̞wai̯]
* Audio (Peru); “Uruguay; capital: Montevideo”:(file)
* Rhymes: -ai
* Syllabification: U‧ru‧guay

### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Uruguay (a country in South America)
* Uruguay River (a major river in South America)

#### Usage notes

* The definite article is optional when referring to Uruguay in Spanish (i.e. el Uruguay).

#### Derived terms

* uruguayizar
* uruguayo / uruguaya

#### Related terms

* Paraguay

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay n (genitive Uruguays)
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* uruguayan
* uruguayansk
* uruguayanska
* uruguayare
* uruguaysk

### Further reading

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

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Uruguaylı

### See also

* Arjantin
* Bolivya
* Brezilya
* Ekvador
* Guyana
* Kolombiya
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Surinam
* Şili
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Venetan
### Proper noun

Uruguay m
* Uruguay (a country in South America)

## Western Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Uruguay
* Uruguay (a country in South America)