# Wales
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) enPR: wālz, IPA: /weɪlz/, [weɪɫz]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪlz
* Homophones: whales, wails (whales in accents with wine-whine merger)

### Proper noun

Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)
* One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
    Meronyms: North Wales, South Wales; see also Category:Places in Wales
** 1953 June, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 364:Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.
* (historical) The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
* A surname.
* A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
* A number of places in the United States:
** A city in Alaska.
** A town in Maine.
** A town in Massachusetts.
** A town in New York.
** A city in North Dakota.
** A town in Utah.
** A village in Wisconsin.
* A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.

#### Synonyms

* (country or Welsh area): Cymru, Welshland
* The Principality

#### Related terms

* (constituent country): Welsh

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Parish map (Rotherham)

### Anagrams

* lawes, Swale, sweal, alews, weals, Slewa, swale, aswel

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛls]
* IPA: [ˈvɛjl̩s]
* Audio; [vɛls]:(file)

### Proper noun

Wales m inan (relational adjective waleský or velšský)
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Danish
### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋeːls/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːls

### Proper noun

Wales n
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

### Anagrams

* walse

## Estonian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Wales.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈue̯i̯ls/, [ˈue̯i̯ls]
* Rhymes: -ueils
* Hyphenation: Wa‧les

### Proper noun

Wales (genitive Walesi, partitive Walesi)
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: (rare) Kõmrimaa

#### Usage notes

Since this is an unadapted borrowing, there is no set pronunciation, it depends on the speaker's knowledge of English. The pronunciation above is the most common.

#### Derived terms

* waleslane

### References

* Wales in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “Wales”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Wales.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwei̯ls/, [ˈwe̞i̯ls̠]
* IPA: /ˈʋei̯ls/, [ˈʋe̞i̯ls̠]
* IPA: /ˈwɑles/, [ˈwɑ̝le̞s̠] (rare)
* IPA: /ˈʋɑles/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞s̠] (rare)
* Rhymes: -eils

### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Declension

* When written:
Possessive forms of Wales (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesini
accusative
nom.
Walesini
gen.
Walesini
genitive
Walesini
partitive
Walesiani
inessive
Walesissani
elative
Walesistani
illative
Walesiini
adessive
Walesillani
ablative
Walesiltani
allative
Walesilleni
essive
Walesinani
translative
Walesikseni
abessive
Walesittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesisi
accusative
nom.
Walesisi
gen.
Walesisi
genitive
Walesisi
partitive
Walesiasi
inessive
Walesissasi
elative
Walesistasi
illative
Walesiisi
adessive
Walesillasi
ablative
Walesiltasi
allative
Walesillesi
essive
Walesinasi
translative
Walesiksesi
abessive
Walesittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesimme
accusative
nom.
Walesimme
gen.
Walesimme
genitive
Walesimme
partitive
Walesiamme
inessive
Walesissamme
elative
Walesistamme
illative
Walesiimme
adessive
Walesillamme
ablative
Walesiltamme
allative
Walesillemme
essive
Walesinamme
translative
Walesiksemme
abessive
Walesittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesinne
accusative
nom.
Walesinne
gen.
Walesinne
genitive
Walesinne
partitive
Walesianne
inessive
Walesissanne
elative
Walesistanne
illative
Walesiinne
adessive
Walesillanne
ablative
Walesiltanne
allative
Walesillenne
essive
Walesinanne
translative
Walesiksenne
abessive
Walesittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesinsa
accusative
nom.
Walesinsa
gen.
Walesinsa
genitive
Walesinsa
partitive
Walesiaan Walesiansa
inessive
Walesissaan Walesissansa
elative
Walesistaan Walesistansa
illative
Walesiinsa
adessive
Walesillaan Walesillansa
ablative
Walesiltaan Walesiltansa
allative
Walesilleen Walesillensa
essive
Walesinaan Walesinansa
translative
Walesikseen Walesiksensa
abessive
Walesittaan Walesittansa
instructive
comitative
* When spoken:
Possessive forms of Wales (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesini
accusative
nom.
Walesini
gen.
Walesini
genitive
Walesini
partitive
Walesiäni
inessive
Walesissäni
elative
Walesistäni
illative
Walesiini
adessive
Walesilläni
ablative
Walesiltäni
allative
Walesilleni
essive
Walesinäni
translative
Walesikseni
abessive
Walesittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesisi
accusative
nom.
Walesisi
gen.
Walesisi
genitive
Walesisi
partitive
Walesiäsi
inessive
Walesissäsi
elative
Walesistäsi
illative
Walesiisi
adessive
Walesilläsi
ablative
Walesiltäsi
allative
Walesillesi
essive
Walesinäsi
translative
Walesiksesi
abessive
Walesittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesimme
accusative
nom.
Walesimme
gen.
Walesimme
genitive
Walesimme
partitive
Walesiämme
inessive
Walesissämme
elative
Walesistämme
illative
Walesiimme
adessive
Walesillämme
ablative
Walesiltämme
allative
Walesillemme
essive
Walesinämme
translative
Walesiksemme
abessive
Walesittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesinne
accusative
nom.
Walesinne
gen.
Walesinne
genitive
Walesinne
partitive
Walesiänne
inessive
Walesissänne
elative
Walesistänne
illative
Walesiinne
adessive
Walesillänne
ablative
Walesiltänne
allative
Walesillenne
essive
Walesinänne
translative
Walesiksenne
abessive
Walesittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Walesinsä
accusative
nom.
Walesinsä
gen.
Walesinsä
genitive
Walesinsä
partitive
Walesiään Walesiänsä
inessive
Walesissään Walesissänsä
elative
Walesistään Walesistänsä
illative
Walesiinsä
adessive
Walesillään Walesillänsä
ablative
Walesiltään Walesiltänsä
allative
Walesilleen Walesillensä
essive
Walesinään Walesinänsä
translative
Walesikseen Walesiksensä
abessive
Walesittään Walesittänsä
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* walesilainen
* Uusi-Etelä-Wales
* walesincorgi
* walesinpaimenkoira
* walesinspringerspanieli
* walesinterrieri

## German
### Etymology

From English Wales

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /veːls/, /vɛɪ̯ls/, /wɛɪ̯ls/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Wales n (proper noun, genitive Wales' or (with an article) Wales)
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Related terms

* Waliser
* Waliserin
* Walisisch
* walisisch
* welsch
* Welsche
* Welscher
* Welschland
* Welschschweiz
* Welschschweizer
* Welschschweizerin
* welschschweizisch

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From English Wales.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛls]
* Hyphenation: Wales
* Rhymes: -ɛls

### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Derived terms

* walesi
* Új-Dél-Wales

## Indonesian
### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* Walis, Walys, Walez

### Etymology

From Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) +‎ -es.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwaːl(ɛ)s/

### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a medieval principality and region of the Kingdom of England)

#### Descendants

* English: Wales
* Scots: Wales

#### References

* “Wāles, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Related terms

* waliser
* walisisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Wales
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Related terms

* walisisk

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Wales n
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Țara Galilor

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vejls]
* IPA: [ˈuels]

### Proper noun

Wales m inan (genitive singular Walesu, declension pattern of dub)
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

### References

* “Wales”, 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

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Wales n (genitive Wales)
* Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

#### Related terms

* walesare
* walesisk
* walesiska