Wiktionary

Alabama

See also: alabama

English edit

 
Map of US highlighting Alabama
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

From Alabama Albaamaha, the name of a people native to the area. Or from Choctaw albah amo, from albah + amo

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) enPR: ă-lə-bă'-mə IPA(key): /ˌæ.lə.ˈbæ.mə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æmə

Noun edit

Alabama pl (plural only)

  1. An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
    Synonym: Alibamu

Translations edit

Proper noun edit

Alabama

  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
    • 2014 November 2, “State Legislatures and ALEC”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 23, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
      That’s right. In fact, a law which passed in Mississippi is so restrictive, it could close the one remaining abortion clinic they have in the entire state, meaning a Mississippi woman, right now, could be saying to herself, “I need to go someplace more progressive like Alabama.”
  2. A river in Alabama; flowing 318 miles from the confluence of the Tallapoosa and Coosa near Coosada until its confluence with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile, near Calvert.
  3. A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.
    Synonym: Alibamu
  4. A town in New York; named for the state.
  5. The University of Alabama.
    Synonym: Bama

Derived terms edit

terms derived from Alabama

Translations edit

See also edit

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal District: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading edit

Czech edit

 
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Alabama f

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Declension edit

Declension of Alabama (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Alabama
genitive Alabamy
dative Alabamě
accusative Alabamu
vocative Alabamo
locative Alabamě
instrumental Alabamou

Danish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Proper noun edit

Alabama (genitive Alabamas)

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑbɑmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌbɑ̝mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): A‧la‧ba‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabama

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Declension edit

Inflection of Alabama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Alabama —
genitive Alabaman —
partitive Alabamaa —
illative Alabamaan —
singular plural
nominative Alabama —
accusative nom. Alabama —
gen. Alabaman
genitive Alabaman —
partitive Alabamaa —
inessive Alabamassa —
elative Alabamasta —
illative Alabamaan —
adessive Alabamalla —
ablative Alabamalta —
allative Alabamalle —
essive Alabamana —
translative Alabamaksi —
abessive Alabamatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Alabama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alabamani —
accusative nom. Alabamani —
gen. Alabamani
genitive Alabamani —
partitive Alabamaani —
inessive Alabamassani —
elative Alabamastani —
illative Alabamaani —
adessive Alabamallani —
ablative Alabamaltani —
allative Alabamalleni —
essive Alabamanani —
translative Alabamakseni —
abessive Alabamattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alabamasi —
accusative nom. Alabamasi —
gen. Alabamasi
genitive Alabamasi —
partitive Alabamaasi —
inessive Alabamassasi —
elative Alabamastasi —
illative Alabamaasi —
adessive Alabamallasi —
ablative Alabamaltasi —
allative Alabamallesi —
essive Alabamanasi —
translative Alabamaksesi —
abessive Alabamattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alabamamme —
accusative nom. Alabamamme —
gen. Alabamamme
genitive Alabamamme —
partitive Alabamaamme —
inessive Alabamassamme —
elative Alabamastamme —
illative Alabamaamme —
adessive Alabamallamme —
ablative Alabamaltamme —
allative Alabamallemme —
essive Alabamanamme —
translative Alabamaksemme —
abessive Alabamattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alabamanne —
accusative nom. Alabamanne —
gen. Alabamanne
genitive Alabamanne —
partitive Alabamaanne —
inessive Alabamassanne —
elative Alabamastanne —
illative Alabamaanne —
adessive Alabamallanne —
ablative Alabamaltanne —
allative Alabamallenne —
essive Alabamananne —
translative Alabamaksenne —
abessive Alabamattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Alabamansa —
accusative nom. Alabamansa —
gen. Alabamansa
genitive Alabamansa —
partitive Alabamaansa —
inessive Alabamassaan
Alabamassansa 		—
elative Alabamastaan
Alabamastansa 		—
illative Alabamaansa —
adessive Alabamallaan
Alabamallansa 		—
ablative Alabamaltaan
Alabamaltansa 		—
allative Alabamalleen
Alabamallensa 		—
essive Alabamanaan
Alabamanansa 		—
translative Alabamakseen
Alabamaksensa 		—
abessive Alabamattaan
Alabamattansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

French edit

 
French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama, itself likely from Alabama Albaamaha.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Alabama m pl (plural only)

  1. Alabama (people)

Proper noun edit

Alabama m

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)
    Demain, je vais dans l’Alabama rendre visite à ma grand-mère.
    Tomorrow, I'm going to Alabama to visit my grandmother.
  2. Alabama River (a river in Alabama)

Usage notes edit

Since l'Alabama is a masculine state that starts with a vowel, when describing location, either en or dans l’ can be used.[1]

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

Divisions of the United States of America in French (layout · text)
États: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · Californie · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Floride · Géorgie · Hawaï · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiane · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Nouveau-Mexique · État de New York · Caroline du Nord · Dakota du Nord · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvanie · Rhode Island · Caroline du Sud · Dakota du Sud · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginie · Washington · Virginie-Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
District fédéral: Washington
Territoires: Samoa américaines · Guam · Îles Mariannes du Nord · Porto Rico · îles mineures éloignées des États-Unis · Îles Vierges des États-Unis

References edit

  1. ^ Office québécois de la langue française (2016) “Les prépositions devant un nom d’État américain [Prepositions in front of a US state name.]”, in Banque de dépannage linguistique‎[1] (in French)

Italian edit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.laˈba.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: A‧la‧bà‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabama m

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Latin edit

 
Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Alabāma f sg (genitive Alabāmae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Alabama

Declension edit

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Alabāma
Genitive Alabāmae
Dative Alabāmae
Accusative Alabāmam
Ablative Alabāmā
Vocative Alabāma
Locative Alabāmae

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama, from Alabama Albaamaha.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.laˈba.ma/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: A‧la‧ba‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabama f

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)
  2. Alabama (a river in the United States)

Declension edit

Declension of Alabama
singular
nominative Alabama
genitive Alabamy
dative Alabamie
accusative Alabamę
instrumental Alabamą
locative Alabamie
vocative Alabamo

Derived terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

  • Alabama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

 
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: A‧la‧ba‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabama m

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)
  2. Alabama (a river in the southeastern region, United States)

Romanian edit

 
Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ro

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Proper noun edit

Alabama

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)
  2. Alabama (river)

Serbo-Croatian edit

 
Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /alabǎma/
  • Hyphenation: A‧la‧ba‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabàma f (Cyrillic spelling Алаба̀ма)

  1. Alabama (river)
  2. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Declension edit

Declension of Alabama
singular
nominative Alabama
genitive Alabame
dative Alabami
accusative Alabamu
vocative Alabamo
locative Alabami
instrumental Alabamom

Slovak edit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Alabama f (genitive singular Alabamy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

References edit

  • “Alabama”, 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, 2024

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /alaˈbama/ [a.laˈβ̞a.ma]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: A‧la‧ba‧ma

Proper noun edit

Alabama ?

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Divisions of the United States of America in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawái · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Míchigan · Minnesota · Misisipi · Misuri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · Nuevo Hampshire · Nueva Jersey · Nuevo México · Nueva York · Carolina del Norte · Dakota del Norte · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregón · Pensilvania · Rhode Island · Carolina del Sur · Dakota del Sur · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidental · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Distrito federal: Washington D. C.
territorio: Samoa Americana · Guam · Islas Marianas del Norte · Puerto Rico · islas Ultramarinas Menores de los Estados Unidos · Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alabama.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Alabama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊᜋ)

  1. Alabama (a state of the United States)
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