# Benin
## English
### Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Be‧nin
* (UK) IPA: /bɪˈniːn/, /bɛˈniːn/
* (US) IPA: /bəˈnin/, /bəˈnɪn/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪn, -iːn

### Proper noun

Benin
* A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
** People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
** Republic of Benin, since 1990
* A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Bay of Benin
* Beninese
* Bight of Benin
* Republic of Benin

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ベニン (Benin)

#### Translations
### See also

* 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

### References

* ↑ Isidore Okpewho (1998) Once Upon a Kingdom‎, Indiana University Press, page 176.

### Further reading

* Benin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* benni

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey; official name: Republiek van Benin; capital: Porto Novo)

#### Derived terms

* Beninees

## Breton
### Proper noun

Benin ?
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Crimean Tatar
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛnɪn]

### Proper noun

Benin m inan (relational adjective beninský, demonym Beninec or Beniňan, female demonym Beninka or Beniňanka)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Danish
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beːˈnin/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Be‧nin
* Rhymes: -in

### Proper noun

Benin n
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Derived terms

* Benins

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, transcription of local corruption of Itsekiri ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈniːn/

### Proper noun

Benin n
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Benim.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbenin/, [ˈbe̞nin]
* Rhymes: -enin
* Hyphenation: Be‧nin

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Benin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Beninini
accusative
nom.
Beninini
gen.
Beninini
genitive
Beninini
partitive
Beniniäni
inessive
Beninissäni
elative
Beninistäni
illative
Beniniini
adessive
Beninilläni
ablative
Beniniltäni
allative
Beninilleni
essive
Benininäni
translative
Beninikseni
abessive
Beninittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Beninisi
accusative
nom.
Beninisi
gen.
Beninisi
genitive
Beninisi
partitive
Beniniäsi
inessive
Beninissäsi
elative
Beninistäsi
illative
Beniniisi
adessive
Beninilläsi
ablative
Beniniltäsi
allative
Beninillesi
essive
Benininäsi
translative
Beniniksesi
abessive
Beninittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Beninimme
accusative
nom.
Beninimme
gen.
Beninimme
genitive
Beninimme
partitive
Beniniämme
inessive
Beninissämme
elative
Beninistämme
illative
Beniniimme
adessive
Beninillämme
ablative
Beniniltämme
allative
Beninillemme
essive
Benininämme
translative
Beniniksemme
abessive
Beninittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benininne
accusative
nom.
Benininne
gen.
Benininne
genitive
Benininne
partitive
Beniniänne
inessive
Beninissänne
elative
Beninistänne
illative
Beniniinne
adessive
Beninillänne
ablative
Beniniltänne
allative
Beninillenne
essive
Benininänne
translative
Beniniksenne
abessive
Beninittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Benininsä
accusative
nom.
Benininsä
gen.
Benininsä
genitive
Benininsä
partitive
Beniniään Beniniänsä
inessive
Beninissään Beninissänsä
elative
Beninistään Beninistänsä
illative
Beniniinsä
adessive
Beninillään Beninillänsä
ablative
Beniniltään Beniniltänsä
allative
Beninilleen Beninillensä
essive
Benininään Benininänsä
translative
Beninikseen Beniniksensä
abessive
Beninittään Beninittänsä
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* beniniläinen

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈniːn/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benin n (proper noun, genitive Benins or (optionally with an article) Benin)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Derived terms

* Beniner
* beninisch
* Benin-Stadt

### See also

* 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

### Further reading

* “Benin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛnin]
* Hyphenation: Be‧nin
* Rhymes: -in

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)
    Synonym: (official name) Benini Köztársaság

#### Derived terms

* benini

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Benin m
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Derived terms

* beninese

## Japanese
### Romanization

Benin
* Rōmaji transcription of ベニン

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Related terms

* beniner
* beninsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Related terms

* beninar
* beninsk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛ.ɲin/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɲin
* Syllabification: Be‧nin

### Proper noun

Benin m inan (related adjective beniński)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Derived terms

* Beninka
* Benińczyk

### 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

* Benin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bênin/
* Hyphenation: Be‧nin

### Proper noun

Bȅnin m (Cyrillic spelling Бе̏нин)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbeɲin]

### Proper noun

Benin m inan (genitive singular Beninu, declension pattern of dub)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

### References

* “Benin”, 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
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

### 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
### Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benin n (genitive Benins)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Related terms

* beninsk (“Beninese”, adjective)
* beninier c (“Beninese male”)
* beninska c (“Beninese female”)

### References

* Benin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH
* ↑ Isidore Okpewho (1998) Once Upon a Kingdom‎, Indiana University Press, page 176.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Benín (“Benin”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /beˈnin/ [bɛˈn̪in̪]
* Rhymes: -in
* Syllabification: Be‧nin

### Proper noun

Benín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Benin
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### 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
### Etymology

From English Benin, from Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɛˈnɪn/

### Proper noun

Benin f
* Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

#### Derived terms

* Beninaidd (“Beninese”, adjective)
* Beniniad (“Beninese (man/woman)”)
* Gweriniaeth Benin (“Republic of Benin”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### 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