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Alaska

See also: alaska

English Edit

 
A map of the United States of America with the state of Alaska highlighted in red

Etymology Edit

From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”),[1] composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix).[2]

Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation Edit

  • enPR: ə-lăsʹkə, IPA(key): /əˈlæs.kə/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Hyphenation: A‧las‧ka

Proper noun Edit

Alaska

  1. A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Postal code: AK, largest city: Anchorage.
    • 1869, George Davidson, Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of Alaska, (First Part,) From Southern Boundary to Cook's Inlet. 1869, page 32f:
      We have no available sources of information concerning the vegetation northward of the peninsula of Alaska from Bristol Bay, in 58°, to the mouth of the Kwichpak, in latitude 63°.
    • 1875, A History of the Wrongs of Alaska. An Appeal to the People and Press of America. Printed by Order of the Anti-Monopoly Association of the Pacific Coast. February, 1875, page 3:
      Alaska was discovered about a century ago by Russian furhunters[.]
    • 2004, Transformation of the U.S. Army Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1. Prepared For: United States Army Alaska Department of the Army. Prepared By: Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, pages 3–108:
      Alaska's earliest inhabitants were nomadic hunters traveling in small bands. They arrived in interior Alaska at least 13,000 years ago […]
  2. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
    1. A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
    2. An unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, Indiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico.
    4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
    5. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
    6. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
    7. An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms Edit

Translations Edit

Noun Edit

Alaska (plural Alaskas)

  2. Ellipsis of baked Alaska..
    • 1879 December 5, George Augustus [Henry] Sala, “Fashion and Food in New York”, in America Revisited: From the Bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific., volume I, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, published 1882, →OCLC; 3nd edition, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, 1883, →OCLC, page 90:
      I dined at Delmonico's hard by the Fifth-avenue Hotel, a few nights ago; and among the dainties which that consummate caterer favoured us with, was an entremet called an "Alaska." The "Alaska" is a baked ice. A beau mentir qui vient de loin; but this is no traveller's tale. The nucleus or core of the entremet is an ice cream. This is surrounded by an envelope of carefully whipped cream, which, just before the dainty dish is served, is popped into the oven, or is brought under the scorching influence of a red hot salamander; so that its surface is covered with a light brown crust. So you go on discussing the warm cream soufflé till you come, with somewhat painful suddenness, on the row of ice.
    • 2006 July, “Ice Cream: Some Great Stops, from Parlors to Gelaterias”, in Rebecca Burns, editor, Atlanta, volume 46, number 3, Atlanta, Ga., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80:
      Preparing the dessert, Dunlap pours a shallow pool of crème anglaise into a dish and adds an Alaska. Next he pours half Bacardi 151 rum ("this one's not for drinking," he warns) and half root beer schnapps into a sauceboat. It's show time! […] We dip the spoon into the Bacardi/schnapps mixture, and heat the spoon's base with a mini torch. When the spoon goes back into the sauceboat, its contents ignite immediately. Yikes! Next, with our left hand, we pick up a long knife and place the tip firmly into the meringue-covered Alaska. Then, with our right, we pick up the flaming rum- and schnapps-filled sauceboat and pour it down the side of the knife. We gape as flaming liquid hits the dessert and encases it in flames. Oooh! Ahhh!

Alternative forms 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

References Edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Alaska”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Ransom, J. Ellis (1940), “Derivation of the word ‘Alaska’”, in American Anthropologist, volume 42, issue 3, retrieved 2022-06-07, pages 550-551

Further reading Edit

Anagrams Edit

Catalan Edit

 
Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Proper noun Edit

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)
  2. Alaska Peninsula

Danish Edit

 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska.

Proper noun Edit

Alaska (genitive Alaskas)

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Faroese Edit

Etymology Edit

From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Alaska n

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Declension Edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Alaska
Accusative Alaska
Dative Alaska
Genitive Alaska

Derived terms Edit

Finnish Edit

Etymology Edit

From English Alaska.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑskɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): A‧las‧ka

Proper noun Edit

Alaska

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Declension Edit

Inflection of Alaska (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Alaska —
genitive Alaskan —
partitive Alaskaa —
illative Alaskaan —
singular plural
nominative Alaska —
accusative nom. Alaska —
gen. Alaskan
genitive Alaskan —
partitive Alaskaa —
inessive Alaskassa —
elative Alaskasta —
illative Alaskaan —
adessive Alaskalla —
ablative Alaskalta —
allative Alaskalle —
essive Alaskana —
translative Alaskaksi —
instructive — —
abessive Alaskatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Alaska (type kulkija)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alaskani —
accusative nom. Alaskani —
gen. Alaskani
genitive Alaskani —
partitive Alaskaani —
inessive Alaskassani —
elative Alaskastani —
illative Alaskaani —
adessive Alaskallani —
ablative Alaskaltani —
allative Alaskalleni —
essive Alaskanani —
translative Alaskakseni —
instructive — —
abessive Alaskattani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alaskasi —
accusative nom. Alaskasi —
gen. Alaskasi
genitive Alaskasi —
partitive Alaskaasi —
inessive Alaskassasi —
elative Alaskastasi —
illative Alaskaasi —
adessive Alaskallasi —
ablative Alaskaltasi —
allative Alaskallesi —
essive Alaskanasi —
translative Alaskaksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Alaskattasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alaskamme —
accusative nom. Alaskamme —
gen. Alaskamme
genitive Alaskamme —
partitive Alaskaamme —
inessive Alaskassamme —
elative Alaskastamme —
illative Alaskaamme —
adessive Alaskallamme —
ablative Alaskaltamme —
allative Alaskallemme —
essive Alaskanamme —
translative Alaskaksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Alaskattamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alaskanne —
accusative nom. Alaskanne —
gen. Alaskanne
genitive Alaskanne —
partitive Alaskaanne —
inessive Alaskassanne —
elative Alaskastanne —
illative Alaskaanne —
adessive Alaskallanne —
ablative Alaskaltanne —
allative Alaskallenne —
essive Alaskananne —
translative Alaskaksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Alaskattanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Alaskansa —
accusative nom. Alaskansa —
gen. Alaskansa
genitive Alaskansa —
partitive Alaskaansa —
inessive Alaskassaan
Alaskassansa 		—
elative Alaskastaan
Alaskastansa 		—
illative Alaskaansa —
adessive Alaskallaan
Alaskallansa 		—
ablative Alaskaltaan
Alaskaltansa 		—
allative Alaskalleen
Alaskallensa 		—
essive Alaskanaan
Alaskanansa 		—
translative Alaskakseen
Alaskaksensa 		—
instructive — —
abessive Alaskattaan
Alaskattansa 		—
comitative — —

Anagrams Edit

French Edit

 
French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Alaska m

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)
    Demain soir, je vais en’Alaska rendre visite à mon cousin.
    Tomorrow evening, I'm going to Alaska to visit my cousin.

Usage notes Edit

Although l'Alaska is a masculine state that starts with a vowel, when describing location, only en is used; dans l’ cannot be used.[1]

Derived terms Edit

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)

German Edit

 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈlaska/, [ʔäˈläs.kä], [ʔɐˈläs.kɐ]
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun Edit

Alaska n (proper noun, genitive Alaskas or (optionally with an article) Alaska)

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)
  2. the Alaska peninsula
     

Synonyms Edit

Icelandic Edit

Etymology Edit

From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Alaska n

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Declension Edit

declension of Alaska
n-w singular
indefinite
nominative Alaska
accusative Alaska
dative Alaska
genitive Alaska

Derived terms Edit

Italian Edit

Proper noun Edit

Alaska f

  1. Alternative spelling of Alasca

Norwegian Bokmål Edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun Edit

Alaska

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Related terms Edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun Edit

Alaska

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Related terms Edit

Polish Edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈlas.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Syllabification: A‧las‧ka

Proper noun Edit

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)
    Mieszkam na Alasce. ― I live in Alaska.

Declension Edit

Declension of Alaska
singular
nominative Alaska
genitive Alaski
dative Alasce
accusative Alaskę
instrumental Alaską
locative Alasce
vocative Alasko

Derived terms Edit

adjectives
nouns

Further reading Edit

  • Alaska in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Alaska in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese Edit

Etymology Edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Alaska.

Proper noun Edit

Alaska m

  1. Alternative spelling of Alasca

Romanian Edit

Proper noun Edit

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Spanish Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈlaska/ [aˈlas.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Syllabification: A‧las‧ka

Proper noun Edit

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

Swedish Edit

 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).

Proper noun Edit

Alaska n (genitive Alaskas)

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)

Related terms Edit

Anagrams Edit

Tagalog Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Alaska.

Pronunciation Edit

  • Hyphenation: A‧las‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlaska/, [ʔɐˈlas.kɐ]

Proper noun Edit

Alaska

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States)
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