Burkina Faso

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Country in Africa

Burkīna Fasō, Burkīnae Fasōnis, f

Noun [Cite]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /burˈkiː.na ˈfa.soː/, [bʊrˈkiːnä ˈfäs̠oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /burˈki.na ˈfa.so/, [burˈkiːnä ˈfäːs̬o]
Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Burkīna Fasō
Genitive Burkīnae Fasōnis
Dative Burkīnae Fasōnī
Accusative Burkīnam Fasōnem
Ablative Burkīnā Fasōne
Vocative Burkīna Fasō


Alternative forms:

Burcīna Fasō

Etymology:

From Moore burkina (“honest”) +‎ Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

References:


Burcīna Fasō, Burcīnae Fasōnis, f

Noun [Cite]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /burˈkiː.na ˈfa.soː/, [bʊrˈkiːnä ˈfäs̠oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /burˈt͡ʃi.na ˈfa.so/, [burˈt͡ʃiːnä ˈfäːs̬o]
Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Burcīna Fasō
Genitive Burcīnae Fasōnis
Dative Burcīnae Fasōnī
Accusative Burcīnam Fasōnem
Ablative Burcīnā Fasōne
Vocative Burcīna Fasō


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