# Senegal
## English
### Etymology

Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3}. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːl, -ɑːl

### Proper noun

Senegal
* A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
* A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Hyponyms

* Casamance

#### Derived terms

* Senegal dove
* Senegalese

#### 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

### Anagrams

* Angeles, Leganés, Neagles, Selenga

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [sə.nəˈɣal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [se.neˈɣal]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Senegal m
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* senegalès

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛnɛɡal]

### Proper noun

Senegal m inan (relational adjective senegalský, demonym Senegalec)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Senegal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Senegal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Senegal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* senegaleser
* senegalesisk

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Senegal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈseneɡɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞ne̞ɡɑ̝l]
* Rhymes: -eneɡɑl
* Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Senegal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Senegalini
accusative
nom.
Senegalini
gen.
Senegalini
genitive
Senegalini
partitive
Senegaliani
inessive
Senegalissani
elative
Senegalistani
illative
Senegaliini
adessive
Senegalillani
ablative
Senegaliltani
allative
Senegalilleni
essive
Senegalinani
translative
Senegalikseni
abessive
Senegalittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Senegalisi
accusative
nom.
Senegalisi
gen.
Senegalisi
genitive
Senegalisi
partitive
Senegaliasi
inessive
Senegalissasi
elative
Senegalistasi
illative
Senegaliisi
adessive
Senegalillasi
ablative
Senegaliltasi
allative
Senegalillesi
essive
Senegalinasi
translative
Senegaliksesi
abessive
Senegalittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Senegalimme
accusative
nom.
Senegalimme
gen.
Senegalimme
genitive
Senegalimme
partitive
Senegaliamme
inessive
Senegalissamme
elative
Senegalistamme
illative
Senegaliimme
adessive
Senegalillamme
ablative
Senegaliltamme
allative
Senegalillemme
essive
Senegalinamme
translative
Senegaliksemme
abessive
Senegalittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Senegalinne
accusative
nom.
Senegalinne
gen.
Senegalinne
genitive
Senegalinne
partitive
Senegalianne
inessive
Senegalissanne
elative
Senegalistanne
illative
Senegaliinne
adessive
Senegalillanne
ablative
Senegaliltanne
allative
Senegalillenne
essive
Senegalinanne
translative
Senegaliksenne
abessive
Senegalittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Senegalinsa
accusative
nom.
Senegalinsa
gen.
Senegalinsa
genitive
Senegalinsa
partitive
Senegaliaan Senegaliansa
inessive
Senegalissaan Senegalissansa
elative
Senegalistaan Senegalistansa
illative
Senegaliinsa
adessive
Senegalillaan Senegalillansa
ablative
Senegaliltaan Senegaliltansa
allative
Senegalilleen Senegalillensa
essive
Senegalinaan Senegalinansa
translative
Senegalikseen Senegaliksensa
abessive
Senegalittaan Senegalittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* senegalilainen
* senegalingundi

## Gagauz
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈzɛneɡal/, /ˈzeː-/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegal or des Senegals) Senegal n (proper noun, genitive Senegals or (optionally with an article) Senegal)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

#### Derived terms

* Senegaler
* Senegalese
* senegalesisch

#### 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

### Proper noun

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɛ.ne.ɡal/, (traditional) /se.neˈɡal/
* Rhymes: -ɛneɡal, (traditional) -al
* Hyphenation: Sè‧ne‧gal, (traditional) Se‧ne‧gàl

### Proper noun

Senegal m
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* senegalese

### References

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

### Anagrams

* segnale

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* senegaleser
* senegalesisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* senegalesar
* senegalesisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛˈnɛ.ɡal/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɡal
* Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Senegal m inan (related adjective senegalski)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Senegalczyk
* Senegalka

### 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

* Senegal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /se.neˈɡaw/ [se.neˈɡaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.nɨˈɡal/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.nɨˈɡa.li/ [sɨ.nɨˈɣa.li]
* Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Senegal m
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* senegalês

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sêneɡaːl/
* Hyphenation: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Sȅnegāl m (Cyrillic spelling Се̏нега̄л)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)
* Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seneˈɡal/ [se.neˈɣ̞al]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Senegal m
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Usage notes

* The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use.

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West 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

Senegal ? (genitive Senegals)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* senegales
* senegalesisk
* senegalesiska

### References

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Senegal (“Senegal”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /seneˈɡal/ [sɛ.n̪ɛˈɣal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: Se‧ne‧gal

### Proper noun

Senegál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄᜎ᜔)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

### Anagrams

* Angeles

## Tatar
### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Senegal
* Senegal (a country in West 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

Senegal f (not mutable)
* Senegal (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* Senegalaidd (“Senegalese”, adjective)
* Senegaliad (“Senegalese”, noun)

### 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

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN