Gaborone
English
editEtymology
editNamed after chief Gaborone. The name itself apparently derives from Tswana [Term?] (“it does not fit badly”), from the verb rona (“to be unsuitable”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGaborone
- The capital city of Botswana.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcapital of Botswana
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Afrikaans
editProper noun
editGaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Czech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editGaborone n (indeclinable, related adjective gaboronský)
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Further reading
edit- “Gaborone”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Portuguese
editProper noun
editGaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editGaborone n
References
edit- “Gaborone”, 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, 2003–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editGaborone ?
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Tswana
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editGaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Tswana
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Botswana
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Botswana
- English eponyms
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans proper nouns
- af:Cities in Botswana
- af:National capitals
- af:Places in Botswana
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech indeclinable nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- cs:Cities in Botswana
- cs:National capitals
- cs:Places in Botswana
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:Cities in Botswana
- pt:National capitals
- pt:Places in Botswana
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak neuter nouns
- sk:Cities in Botswana
- sk:National capitals
- sk:Places in Botswana
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/one
- Rhymes:Spanish/one/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Cities in Botswana
- es:National capitals
- es:Places in Botswana
- Tswana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tswana lemmas
- Tswana proper nouns
- tn:Cities in Botswana
- tn:National capitals
- tn:Places in Botswana