# Ecuador
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish peru, itself from ecuador (“equator”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/
* (US) IPA: /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Ecuador
* A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

#### Derived terms

* Ecuadorian

#### Translations
### See also

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

### Further reading

* Ecuador on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Ecuador on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
* Ecuador on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
* Category:Ecuador on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ekwaˈdoɾ/ [e.kwaˈð̞oɾ]
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: E‧cua‧dor

### Proper noun

Ecuador m
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ecuador.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeː.kʋaːˌdɔr/, /ˌeː.kʋaːˈdɔr/
* Audio (Netherlands):(file)
* Hyphenation: Ecua‧dor

### Proper noun

Ecuador n
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Ecuadoraan

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish Ecuador.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈekuɑdor/, [ˈe̞kuˌɑ̝do̞r]
* Rhymes: -ɑdor

### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ecuador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ecuadorini
accusative
nom.
Ecuadorini
gen.
Ecuadorini
genitive
Ecuadorini
partitive
Ecuadoriani
inessive
Ecuadorissani
elative
Ecuadoristani
illative
Ecuadoriini
adessive
Ecuadorillani
ablative
Ecuadoriltani
allative
Ecuadorilleni
essive
Ecuadorinani
translative
Ecuadorikseni
abessive
Ecuadorittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ecuadorisi
accusative
nom.
Ecuadorisi
gen.
Ecuadorisi
genitive
Ecuadorisi
partitive
Ecuadoriasi
inessive
Ecuadorissasi
elative
Ecuadoristasi
illative
Ecuadoriisi
adessive
Ecuadorillasi
ablative
Ecuadoriltasi
allative
Ecuadorillesi
essive
Ecuadorinasi
translative
Ecuadoriksesi
abessive
Ecuadorittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ecuadorimme
accusative
nom.
Ecuadorimme
gen.
Ecuadorimme
genitive
Ecuadorimme
partitive
Ecuadoriamme
inessive
Ecuadorissamme
elative
Ecuadoristamme
illative
Ecuadoriimme
adessive
Ecuadorillamme
ablative
Ecuadoriltamme
allative
Ecuadorillemme
essive
Ecuadorinamme
translative
Ecuadoriksemme
abessive
Ecuadorittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ecuadorinne
accusative
nom.
Ecuadorinne
gen.
Ecuadorinne
genitive
Ecuadorinne
partitive
Ecuadorianne
inessive
Ecuadorissanne
elative
Ecuadoristanne
illative
Ecuadoriinne
adessive
Ecuadorillanne
ablative
Ecuadoriltanne
allative
Ecuadorillenne
essive
Ecuadorinanne
translative
Ecuadoriksenne
abessive
Ecuadorittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ecuadorinsa
accusative
nom.
Ecuadorinsa
gen.
Ecuadorinsa
genitive
Ecuadorinsa
partitive
Ecuadoriaan Ecuadoriansa
inessive
Ecuadorissaan Ecuadorissansa
elative
Ecuadoristaan Ecuadoristansa
illative
Ecuadoriinsa
adessive
Ecuadorillaan Ecuadorillansa
ablative
Ecuadoriltaan Ecuadoriltansa
allative
Ecuadorilleen Ecuadorillensa
essive
Ecuadorinaan Ecuadorinansa
translative
Ecuadorikseen Ecuadoriksensa
abessive
Ecuadorittaan Ecuadorittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* Ecuadorin tasavalta (official name)

#### Derived terms

* ecuadorilainen
* ecuadorinkalansyöjärotta
* ecuadorinpiikkihiiri

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* Equador (reintegrationist)

### Proper noun

Ecuador m
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* ecuatoriano

## German
### Alternative forms

* Ekuador

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eku̯aˈdoːr/, [(ʔ)e.kʋaˈdoːɐ̯], [-ˈdɔɐ̯], (less often) /ˈɛku̯aˌdoːr/, /ˈeːku̯aˌdoːr/, [ˈʔɛ.kʋaˌdoːɐ̯], [ˈʔeː-], [-ˌdɔɐ̯], (uncommon) [-ku.a-]
* Since the pronunciation with vocalic [u] is uncommon, one can also transcribe /v/ instead of /u̯/ (as in Äquator).
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Ecuadorianer
* ecuadorianisch

#### Related terms

* Äquator

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛkvaːdor]
* Hyphenation: Ecua‧dor
* Rhymes: -or

### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America; official name: Ecuadori Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* ecuadori

### See also

* Argentína
* Bolívia
* Brazília
* Chile
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Kolumbia
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.kwa.dor/, (traditional, careful style) /e.kwaˈdɔr/
* Rhymes: -ɛkwador, (traditional, careful style) -ɔr
* Hyphenation: È‧cua‧dor, (traditional, careful style) E‧cua‧dòr

### Proper noun

Ecuador m
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* ecuadoriano
* ecuadoregno

### References

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* ecuadorianer
* ecuadoriansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* ecuadorianar
* ecuadoriansk

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Ecuador m
* Alternative spelling of Equador: Ecuador (a country in South America)

## Spanish
### Etymology

From ecuador (“equator”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ekwaˈdoɾ/ [e.kwaˈð̞oɾ]
* Audio (Peru); “Ecuador; capital: Quito”:(file)
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: E‧cua‧dor

### Proper noun

Ecuador m
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Usage notes

* The definite article is optional when referring to Ecuador in Spanish (i.e. el Ecuador). It is mostly used in Ecuador.

#### Related terms

* ecuatoriano

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: エクアドル (Ekuadoru)
* → Tagalog: Ekwadór

### Anagrams

* acuerdo, recaudo

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ecuador n (genitive Ecuadors)
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* ecuadorian
* ecuadoriansk
* ecuadorianska

### References

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

## Tatar
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)

#### Declension
## Western Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Ecuador
* Ecuador (a country in South America)