Hawaii
English edit
_(US50)_(-grid).svg)
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, Canada) enPR: həwīʹē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ.i/
- (US) enPR: həwīʹ(j)ē, həwäʹ(j)ē, həwŏʹ(j)ē, IPA(key): /həˈwaɪ(j)i/, /həˈwɑ(j)i/, /həˈwɔ(j)i/, [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪi
- Hyphenation: Ha‧waii
Proper noun edit
Hawaii
- An insular state in the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
- Synonyms: Aloha State, Hawaii State, State of Hawaii
- 2007, Joe Biden, “Jill”, in Promises to Keep[1], New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111:
- I've learned a lot by watching my Democratic colleague from Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye. He’s a man of uncommon decency. I’ve never seen him demand political loyalty because of party or friendship, and I’ve never known him to go back on his word.
- An archipelago in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania.
- Synonyms: Hawaiian Islands, Islands of Hawaii, (obsolete) Sandwich Islands
- Hyponyms: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe
- (specifically) An island in Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- Synonyms: (informal) Big Island, Hawaii Island, Island of Hawaii
- (historical) A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean
- Synonyms: Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Kingdom, Hawaiian Kingdom
Usage notes edit
The standard spelling in the islands is Hawaiʻi, where the ʻ indicates a glottal stop or phonemic glide. However, Hawaii is the official spelling used in the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
Holonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
state of the United States
|
chain of islands
|
largest of the Hawaiian Islands
|
kingdom
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also edit
| 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 |
References edit
Further reading edit
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii m
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms edit
- illes Hawaii (“Hawaiian Islands”)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii (genitive Hawaiis)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii n (proper noun, genitive Hawaiis or (optionally with an article) Hawaii)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms edit
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Synonym: Hawaii-szigetek
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Hawaii | — |
| accusative | Hawaiit | — |
| dative | Hawaiinak | — |
| instrumental | Hawaiival | — |
| causal-final | Hawaiiért | — |
| translative | Hawaiivá | — |
| terminative | Hawaiiig | — |
| essive-formal | Hawaiiként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Hawaiiban | — |
| superessive | Hawaiin | — |
| adessive | Hawaiinál | — |
| illative | Hawaiiba | — |
| sublative | Hawaiira | — |
| allative | Hawaiihoz | — |
| elative | Hawaiiból | — |
| delative | Hawaiiról | — |
| ablative | Hawaiitól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Hawaiié | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Hawaiiéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Hawaii | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Hawaiim | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Hawaiid | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Hawaiija | — |
| 1st person plural | Hawaiink | — |
| 2nd person plural | Hawaiitok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Hawaiijuk | — |
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii f pl (plural only)
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Noun edit
Hawaii c
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
- Hawaiian pizza
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hawaii
- Hawaii (an island)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)