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English

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Lesotho on a globe.

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Etymology

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From Sotho Lesotho (“Land of the Basotho (Sotho people)”).

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Lesotho

  2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho. Capital: Maseru.
    Synonym: (historical) Basutoland

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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Catalan

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Lesotho m

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Lesotho n (relational adjective lesothský)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Lesotho (sg-only velar neuter)
singular
nominative Lesotho
genitive Lesotha
dative Lesothu
accusative Lesotho
vocative Lesotho
locative Lesothu
instrumental Lesothem

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Dutch

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Lesotho n

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Sotho Lesotho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlesotho/, [ˈle̞s̠o̞t̪ho̞]
  • Rhymes: -esotho
  • Syllabification(key): Le‧sot‧ho
  • Hyphenation(key): Le‧sot‧ho

Proper noun

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)
    Lesothon kuningaskunta ― Kingdom of Lesotho

Declension

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Inflection of Lesotho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Lesotho —
genitive Lesothon —
partitive Lesothoa —
illative Lesothoon —
singular plural
nominative Lesotho —
accusative nom. Lesotho —
gen. Lesothon
genitive Lesothon —
partitive Lesothoa —
inessive Lesothossa —
elative Lesothosta —
illative Lesothoon —
adessive Lesotholla —
ablative Lesotholta —
allative Lesotholle —
essive Lesothona —
translative Lesothoksi —
abessive Lesothotta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lesotho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lesothoni —
accusative nom. Lesothoni —
gen. Lesothoni
genitive Lesothoni —
partitive Lesothoani —
inessive Lesothossani —
elative Lesothostani —
illative Lesothooni —
adessive Lesothollani —
ablative Lesotholtani —
allative Lesotholleni —
essive Lesothonani —
translative Lesothokseni —
abessive Lesothottani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lesothosi —
accusative nom. Lesothosi —
gen. Lesothosi
genitive Lesothosi —
partitive Lesothoasi —
inessive Lesothossasi —
elative Lesothostasi —
illative Lesothoosi —
adessive Lesothollasi —
ablative Lesotholtasi —
allative Lesothollesi —
essive Lesothonasi —
translative Lesothoksesi —
abessive Lesothottasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lesothomme —
accusative nom. Lesothomme —
gen. Lesothomme
genitive Lesothomme —
partitive Lesothoamme —
inessive Lesothossamme —
elative Lesothostamme —
illative Lesothoomme —
adessive Lesothollamme —
ablative Lesotholtamme —
allative Lesothollemme —
essive Lesothonamme —
translative Lesothoksemme —
abessive Lesothottamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lesothonne —
accusative nom. Lesothonne —
gen. Lesothonne
genitive Lesothonne —
partitive Lesothoanne —
inessive Lesothossanne —
elative Lesothostanne —
illative Lesothoonne —
adessive Lesothollanne —
ablative Lesotholtanne —
allative Lesothollenne —
essive Lesothonanne —
translative Lesothoksenne —
abessive Lesothottanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lesothonsa —
accusative nom. Lesothonsa —
gen. Lesothonsa
genitive Lesothonsa —
partitive Lesothoaan
Lesothoansa 		—
inessive Lesothossaan
Lesothossansa 		—
elative Lesothostaan
Lesothostansa 		—
illative Lesothoonsa —
adessive Lesothollaan
Lesothollansa 		—
ablative Lesotholtaan
Lesotholtansa 		—
allative Lesotholleen
Lesothollensa 		—
essive Lesothonaan
Lesothonansa 		—
translative Lesothokseen
Lesothoksensa 		—
abessive Lesothottaan
Lesothottansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

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German

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Lesotho n (proper noun, genitive Lesothos or (optionally with an article) Lesotho)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

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countries in Africa: Staaten Afrikas (appendix)edit

Hungarian

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 Lesotho on Hungarian Wikipedia

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Lesothói Királyság)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Lesotho —
accusative Lesothót —
dative Lesothónak —
instrumental Lesothóval —
causal-final Lesothóért —
translative Lesothóvá —
terminative Lesothóig —
essive-formal Lesothoként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Lesothóban —
superessive Lesothón —
adessive Lesothónál —
illative Lesothóba —
sublative Lesothóra —
allative Lesothóhoz —
elative Lesothóból —
delative Lesothóról —
ablative Lesothótól —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Lesothóé —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Lesothóéi —
Possessive forms of Lesotho
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Lesothóm —
2nd person sing. Lesothód —
3rd person sing. Lesothója —
1st person plural Lesothónk —
2nd person plural Lesothótok —
3rd person plural Lesothójuk —

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See also

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countries in Africa: Afrika országai (appendix)edit

References

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  1. ^ Krisztina Laczkó, Attila Mártonfi (2006), Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN

Italian

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Proper noun

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Lesotho m

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

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Latin

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Proper noun

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Lesothō

  1. dative/ablative of Lesothum

Norwegian Bokmål

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The flag of Lesotho.
Lesotho in Africa.
Maletsunyane Falls near Semonkong in Lesotho.

Etymology

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Internationalism, based on Sotho Lesotho (“land of the Basotho (Sotho people)”). The immediate transmission route into Norwegian is unknown.

The Sotho name belongs to a characteristic noun-class pattern based on Sotho: Mosotho (“a Sotho person”), Basotho (“Sotho people”), Sesotho (“Sotho language”) and Lesotho (“land of the Basotho”).

Parallel international adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk Lesotho, Afrikaans Lesotho, Swedish Lesotho, German Lesotho, Dutch Lesotho and English Lesotho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /¹lɛˈsuː.tu/, [lɛˈsùː.tʊ]
  • Rhymes: -uːtu
  • Hyphenation: Le‧so‧tho

Proper noun

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho; a country in Southern Africa, Africa, an enclave completely surrounded by South Africa, with Maseru as its capital.
    Om vinteren kan det falle snø i fjellene i Lesotho. ― In winter, snow can fall in the mountains of Lesotho.
    • 2026 June 25, Maren Sæbø, Elling Tjønneland, “Lesotho”, in Store norske leksikon‎[1]:
      Lesotho er et kongedømme i det sørlige Afrika, omgitt av Sør-Afrika på alle kanter.
      Lesotho is a kingdom in Southern Africa, surrounded by South Africa on all sides.

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  • The official Norwegian long-form name is Kongeriket Lesotho (“the Kingdom of Lesotho”).
  • Before independence in 1966, the territory was known under British rule as Basutoland.

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countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)
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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛˈsɔ.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
  • Syllabification: Le‧so‧tho

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Lesotho n (indeclinable)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

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countries in Africa: państwa Afryki (appendix)edit

Further reading

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  • “Lesotho”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Lesotho m

  1. alternative spelling of Lesoto: Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Slovak

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Lesotho n (genitive singular Lesotha, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Lesotho
singulare tantum
nominative Lesotho
genitive Lesotha
dative Lesothu
accusative Lesotho
locative Lesothu
instrumental Lesothom
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Further reading

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  • “Lesotho”, 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, 2003–2026

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

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countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

Swedish

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Lesotho n (genitive Lesothos)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

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countries in Africa: Afrikas länder (appendix)edit

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Turkish

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Lesotho

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Lesotho
singular
nominative Lesotho
definite accusative Lesotho'yu
dative Lesotho'ya
locative Lesotho'da
ablative Lesotho'dan
genitive Lesotho'nun
Possessive forms of Lesotho
singular plural
benim (my) Lesotho'm Lesotholarım
Lesotho'larım
senin (your) Lesotho'n Lesothoların
Lesotho'ların
onun (his/her/its) Lesotho'su Lesothoları
Lesotho'ları
bizim (our) Lesotho'muz Lesotholarımız
Lesotho'larımız
sizin (your) Lesotho'nuz Lesotholarınız
Lesotho'larınız
onların (their) Lesotho'su
Lesothoları
Lesotho'ları 		Lesothoları
Lesotho'ları

See also

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countries in Africa: Afrika ülkeleri (appendix)edit

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Lesotho f (not mutable)

  1. Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)

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countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit
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