Delaware

English

Map of US highlighting Delaware

Alternative forms

• Delawar (obsolete)

Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Delaware

2. A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
3. The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

   Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape

4. Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.

   Synonym: Lenape

6. The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
7. A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
8. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
   1. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
   2. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
   3. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
   4. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
   5. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
   7. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
   8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
9. A community in Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms

• DE (abbreviation)
• Delawarean
• Delaware Bay
• Delaware corporation
• Delaware County
• Delaware Nation
• Delaware River
• Delaware start
• Delaware Tribe of Indians
• Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
• Delaware Valley
• Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area
• Delmarva
• Munsee-Delaware Nation

Translations

major river

• Bulgarian: Де́лауеър m (Délaueǎr)
• Czech: Delaware (cs) m
• Finnish: Delaware-joki
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri)
• German: Delaware (de) m, Delaware-Fluss m, Delawarfluss m, Delaware-Fluß m (obsolete), Delawarefluß m (obsolete), Delaware River m (from English)
• Hungarian: Delaware (hu)
• Lao: ແມ່ນ້ຳເດລາແວ (mǣ namdē lā wǣ)
• Ojibwe: Ininaabewitigo-ziibi, Gichiijiwan-ziibi
• Polish: Delaware (pl) f
• Portuguese: Delaware (pt) m
• Thai: แม่น้ำเดลาแวร์
• Ukrainian: Де́лавер m (Délaver)

indigenous Native American people

• Finnish: delawaret pl
• German: Delawaren (de) m pl, Delawarinnen f pl (only females), Lenni Lenape pl, Lenape pl (short form), Delaware (de) pl (from English)

Algonquian languages of these people

• Finnish: delaware (fi)
• German: Delawarisch n, delawarische Sprache f, Delawarensprache f

US state

• Arabic: دِيلَاوِير f (dīlāwīr)
• Bulgarian: Де́лауеър m (Délaueǎr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特拉華 / 特拉华 (zh) (Tèlāhuá)

• Czech: Delaware (cs) m
• Danish: Delaware
• Finnish: Delaware (fi)
• Galician: Delaware (gl)
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri)
• German: Delaware (de) n
• Greek: Ντέλαγουερ (el) n (Ntélagouer)
• Hebrew: דלאוור (he) f (De-La_were)
• Hungarian: Delaware (hu)
• Italian: Delaware (it) m
• Japanese: デラウェア (Derawea)
• Khmer: ដេឡាវែរ (deelaavɛɛ)
• Korean: 델라웨어 (Dellaweeo)
• Lao: ເດລາແວ (dē lā wǣ)
• Latin: Delavaria f
• Limburgish: Delaware
• Macedonian: Делавер m (Delaver)
• Navajo: Déláwee hahoodzo
• Occitan: Delaware (oc) m
• Polish: Delaware (pl) n
• Portuguese: Delaware (pt) m
• Russian: Де́лавэр (ru) m (Délavɛr)
• Spanish: Delaware (es) m
• Thai: เดลาแวร์ (dee-laa-wɛɛ)
• Tibetan: དྷེའི་ལ་ཝར (dhe'i la war)
• Turkish: Delaware
• Ukrainian: Де́лавер m (Délaver)
• Yiddish: דעלאַווער (delaver)

Noun

Delaware (plural Delawares)

1. A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
2. An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Translations

member of the Lenape / Delaware people

• Finnish: delaware (fi)
• German: Delaware (de) m, Delawarin f
• Ojibwe: Ininaabe, Ininaabeg pl, Omishoomis, Omishoomisag pl
• Ottawa: Ninaabe, Ninaabeg
• Portuguese: delaware (pt) m or f
• Unami: Lenape

See also

• De La Warr (became “Delaware”)

Further reading

• Delaware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Delaware (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Weardale

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Proper noun

Delaware (genitive Delawares)

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

Derived terms

• Delawarefloden

Finnish

Etymology

From English Delaware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdelɑʋe(ː)r/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ʋe̞(ː)r]
• IPA^(key): /ˈdelɑʋɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝re̞]
• Rhymes: -elɑʋer
• English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Delaware

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Delaware	—
genitive		Delawaren	—
partitive		Delawarea	—
illative		Delawareen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Delaware	—
accusative	nom.	Delaware	—
	gen.	Delawaren
genitive		Delawaren	—
partitive		Delawarea	—
inessive		Delawaressa	—
elative		Delawaresta	—
illative		Delawareen	—
adessive		Delawarella	—
ablative		Delawarelta	—
allative		Delawarelle	—
essive		Delawarena	—
translative		Delawareksi	—
abessive		Delawaretta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Delawareni — accusative nom. Delawareni — gen. Delawareni genitive Delawareni — partitive Delawareani — inessive Delawaressani — elative Delawarestani — illative Delawareeni — adessive Delawarellani — ablative Delawareltani — allative Delawarelleni — essive Delawarenani — translative Delawarekseni — abessive Delawarettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Delawaresi — accusative nom. Delawaresi — gen. Delawaresi genitive Delawaresi — partitive Delawareasi — inessive Delawaressasi — elative Delawarestasi — illative Delawareesi — adessive Delawarellasi — ablative Delawareltasi — allative Delawarellesi — essive Delawarenasi — translative Delawareksesi — abessive Delawarettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Delawaremme — accusative nom. Delawaremme — gen. Delawaremme genitive Delawaremme — partitive Delawareamme — inessive Delawaressamme — elative Delawarestamme — illative Delawareemme — adessive Delawarellamme — ablative Delawareltamme — allative Delawarellemme — essive Delawarenamme — translative Delawareksemme — abessive Delawarettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Delawarenne — accusative nom. Delawarenne — gen. Delawarenne genitive Delawarenne — partitive Delawareanne — inessive Delawaressanne — elative Delawarestanne — illative Delawareenne — adessive Delawarellanne — ablative Delawareltanne — allative Delawarellenne — essive Delawarenanne — translative Delawareksenne — abessive Delawarettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Delawarensa — accusative nom. Delawarensa — gen. Delawarensa genitive Delawarensa — partitive Delawareaan Delawareansa — inessive Delawaressaan Delawaressansa — elative Delawarestaan Delawarestansa — illative Delawareensa — adessive Delawarellaan Delawarellansa — ablative Delawareltaan Delawareltansa — allative Delawarelleen Delawarellensa — essive Delawarenaan Delawarenansa — translative Delawarekseen Delawareksensa — abessive Delawarettaan Delawarettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Inflects like risti in speech.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛr
• IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛjr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjr

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈla.wɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awɛr
• Syllabification: De‧la‧ware

Proper noun

Delaware n (indeclinable)

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

Proper noun

Delaware f (indeclinable)

1. Delaware, Delaware River (A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)

Further reading

• Delaware in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.laˈwɛɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛ.lɐˈwɛɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛ.lɐˈwɛɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛ.lɐˈwɛ.ɾi/

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware, Delaware River (A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)
2. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

Noun

Delaware m or f by sense (plural Delaware or Delawares)

1. Alternative spelling of delaware

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟelavar]

Proper noun

Delaware n

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

References

• “Delaware”, 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, 2003–2025

Spanish

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware (The first state of the United States)

See also

• Delaware on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es