Vientiane
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/, /ˌvjɛnˈtjɑːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
editVientiane
- The capital city of Laos.
- 1978, Richard Nixon, “Vice President 1953-1960”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon[1], Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 122:
- From Saigon we flew to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where I had a long meeting with Prince Souvanna Phouma, a young, Paris-educated member of the Laotian ruling family, who was then Prime Minister.
- A prefecture of Laos. Capital: Vientiane (city).
- A province of Laos. Capital: Phonhong.
Translations
editcapital of Laos
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Afrikaans
editProper noun
editVientiane
- Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)
Related terms
editCzech
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editVientiane n (related adjective vientianský)
Declension
editDeclension of Vientiane (sg-only hard neuter (declined as masculine inanimate) foreign)
| singular | |
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| nominative | Vientiane |
| genitive | Vientianu |
| dative | Vientianu |
| accusative | Vientiane |
| vocative | Vientiane |
| locative | Vientianu |
| instrumental | Vientianem |
Further reading
edit- “Vientiane”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editVientiane
- Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)
Usage notes
editSee usage notes for Viangchan
Declension
edit| Inflection of Vientiane (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Vientiane | — | |
| genitive | Vientianen | — | |
| partitive | Vientianea | — | |
| illative | Vientianeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Vientiane | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Vientiane | — |
| gen. | Vientianen | ||
| genitive | Vientianen | — | |
| partitive | Vientianea | — | |
| inessive | Vientianessa | — | |
| elative | Vientianesta | — | |
| illative | Vientianeen | — | |
| adessive | Vientianella | — | |
| ablative | Vientianelta | — | |
| allative | Vientianelle | — | |
| essive | Vientianena | — | |
| translative | Vientianeksi | — | |
| abessive | Vientianetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVientiane f
- Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)
Descendants
edit- → Arabic: فِيَانْتِيَان (fiyāntiyān), فِيِينْتِيَان (fiyīntiyān)
- → Czech: Vientiane
- → English: Vientiane
- → Finnish: Vientiane
- → German: Vientiane
- → Japanese: ヴィエンチャン (Vienchan)
- → Korean: 비엔티안 (Bientian)
- → Polish: Wientian
- → Portuguese: Vienciana, Vientiane
- → Russian: Вьентьян (Vʹjentʹjan)
- → Ukrainian: В'єнтьян (Vʺjentʹjan)
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editVientiane f
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