# Barbados
## English
### Alternative forms

* Barbadoes (archaic)

### Etymology

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/
* (US) IPA: /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/, /bɑɹˈbeɪ.dəs/, /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊz/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados
* An island and country in the Caribbean.

#### Derived terms

* Barbados anole
* Barbados Blackbelly
* Barbados bullfinch
* Barbados cherry
* Barbados leaf-toed gecko
* Barbados leg
* Barbados lily
* Barbados nut
* Barbados raccoon
* Barbados racer
* Barbados threadsnake
* pride of Barbados

#### Translations
### Verb

Barbados (third-person singular simple present Barbadoses, present participle Barbadosing, simple past and past participle Barbadosed)
* (historical) To press-gang (force into naval service).
** 2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 7, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:The Barbadian planters […] resorted to shipping in hundreds of Scottish and Irish soldiers who’d been taken prisoner during Oliver Cromwell’s conquest. When that supply ran out, they took to kidnapping children, so many that a new term was coined: “barbadosed” meant the same thing in the late seventeenth century as “shanghaied” would in the twentieth.

### See also

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States of America

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Barbados m
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Breton
### Proper noun

Barbados ?
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bərˈba.ðus]
* IPA: (Balearic) [bərˈba.ðos]
* IPA: (Valencia) [baɾˈba.ðos]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados f
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Holonyms

* Petites Antilles

#### Derived terms

* barbadià

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbarbados]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados m inan (relational adjective barbadoský, demonym Barbadosan)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Danish
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* barbadier
* barbadisk

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Barbados, from Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbɑrˈbeː.dɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbados n
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean) [from 17th c.]

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Barbados.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑrbɑdos/, [ˈbɑ̝rbɑ̝do̞s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑrbɑdos
* Hyphenation: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Barbados (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Barbadokseni
accusative
nom.
Barbadokseni
gen.
Barbadokseni
genitive
Barbadokseni
partitive
Barbadostani
inessive
Barbadoksessani
elative
Barbadoksestani
illative
Barbadokseeni
adessive
Barbadoksellani
ablative
Barbadokseltani
allative
Barbadokselleni
essive
Barbadoksenani
translative
Barbadoksekseni
abessive
Barbadoksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Barbadoksesi
accusative
nom.
Barbadoksesi
gen.
Barbadoksesi
genitive
Barbadoksesi
partitive
Barbadostasi
inessive
Barbadoksessasi
elative
Barbadoksestasi
illative
Barbadokseesi
adessive
Barbadoksellasi
ablative
Barbadokseltasi
allative
Barbadoksellesi
essive
Barbadoksenasi
translative
Barbadokseksesi
abessive
Barbadoksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Barbadoksemme
accusative
nom.
Barbadoksemme
gen.
Barbadoksemme
genitive
Barbadoksemme
partitive
Barbadostamme
inessive
Barbadoksessamme
elative
Barbadoksestamme
illative
Barbadokseemme
adessive
Barbadoksellamme
ablative
Barbadokseltamme
allative
Barbadoksellemme
essive
Barbadoksenamme
translative
Barbadokseksemme
abessive
Barbadoksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Barbadoksenne
accusative
nom.
Barbadoksenne
gen.
Barbadoksenne
genitive
Barbadoksenne
partitive
Barbadostanne
inessive
Barbadoksessanne
elative
Barbadoksestanne
illative
Barbadokseenne
adessive
Barbadoksellanne
ablative
Barbadokseltanne
allative
Barbadoksellenne
essive
Barbadoksenanne
translative
Barbadokseksenne
abessive
Barbadoksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Barbadoksensa
accusative
nom.
Barbadoksensa
gen.
Barbadoksensa
genitive
Barbadoksensa
partitive
Barbadostaan Barbadostansa
inessive
Barbadoksessaan Barbadoksessansa
elative
Barbadoksestaan Barbadoksestansa
illative
Barbadokseensa
adessive
Barbadoksellaan Barbadoksellansa
ablative
Barbadokseltaan Barbadokseltansa
allative
Barbadokselleen Barbadoksellensa
essive
Barbadoksenaan Barbadoksenansa
translative
Barbadoksekseen Barbadokseksensa
abessive
Barbadoksettaan Barbadoksettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* barbadoslainen
* barbadosinsupi

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados n (proper noun, genitive Barbados' or (with an article) Barbados)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɒrbɒdos]
* Hyphenation: Bar‧ba‧dos
* Rhymes: -os

### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* barbadosi

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Barbados f
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* barbadiano

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* barbader, barbadier
* barbadisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* barbadar
* barbadisk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Barbados, from Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /barˈba.dɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -adɔs
* Syllabification: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbados m inan (related adjective barbadoski)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension

Declinable or undeclinable.

#### Derived terms

* Barbadoska
* Barbadosyjczyk
* Barbadosyjka
* Barbadoszczyk

### See also

* Antigua i Barbuda
* Bahamy
* Barbados
* Dominika
* Dominikana
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Jamajka
* Kanada
* Kuba
* Meksyk
* Saint Kitts i Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent i Grenadyny
* Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki
* Trynidad i Tobago

### Further reading

* Barbados in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /baʁˈba.dus/ [baɦˈba.dus]
* (Brazil) IPA: /baʁˈba.dus/ [baɦˈba.dus]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /baɾˈba.dus/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /baʁˈba.duʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /baɻˈba.dos/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐɾˈba.duʃ/ [bɐɾˈβa.ðuʃ]
* Hyphenation: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbados f or m pl
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* barbadense
* barbadiano

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: バルバドス (Barubados)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados m
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /barbǎːdos/
* Hyphenation: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbádos m (Cyrillic spelling Барба́дос)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

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

* IPA: [ˈbarbadɔs]

### Proper noun

Barbados m inan (genitive singular Barbadosu, declension pattern of dub)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

### References

* “Barbados”, 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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baɾˈbados/ [baɾˈβ̞a.ð̞os]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ados
* Syllabification: Bar‧ba‧dos

### Proper noun

Barbados ?
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* barbadense

#### See also

* Bridgetown

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados n (genitive Barbados)
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* barbadisk (“Barbadian”, adjective)
* barbadier c (“Barbadian male”)
* barbadiska c (“Barbadian female”)

### Further reading

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

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barbados
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
### See also

* Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
* Antigua ve Barbuda
* Bahamalar
* Barbados
* Dominik Cumhuriyeti
* Dominika
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Jamaika
* Kanada
* Küba
* Meksika
* Saint Kitts ve Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent ve Grenadinler
* Trinidad ve Tobago

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /barˈbeːdɔs/
* Rhymes: -eːdɔs

### Proper noun

Barbados f
* Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)

#### Coordinate terms

* Antigwa a Barbiwda
* Barbados
* Canada
* Ciwba
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Gweriniaeth Dominica
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mecsico
* Sant Kitts-Nevis
* Sant Lwsia
* Sant Vincent a'r Grenadines
* Trinidad a Thobago
* Unol Daleithiau America
* y Bahamas

### Mutation

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