"Burkina Faso" meaning in German

See Burkina Faso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Burkina Faso.ogg Forms: Burkina Fasos [genitive], Burkina Faso [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Burkina Faso [definite, nominative, singular], Burkina Fasos [definite, genitive, singular], Burkina Faso [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Burkina Faso [dative, definite, singular], Burkina Faso [accusative, definite, singular]
Etymology: From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara. Etymology templates: {{der|de|mos|burkĩna||honest}} Moore burkĩna (“honest”), {{der|de|dyu|faso||father's house}} Dyula faso (“father's house”), {{coin|de|Thomas Sankara|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Thomas Sankara Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym|nolinkhead=1}} Burkina Faso n (proper noun, genitive Burkina Fasos or (optionally with an article) Burkina Faso) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Burkina Faso, Countries, Countries in Africa
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