Kansas

See also: Kansas'

English

Map of US highlighting Kansas

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæn.zəs/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ænzəs

Proper noun

Kansas (plural Kansases) (abbreviated Kan., Kans., Ks.)

1. A state of the midwest United States. Capital: Topeka. Largest city: Wichita.
2. University of Kansas.

Synonyms

• Sunflower State
• Jayhawker State

Derived terms

• Bleeding Kansas
• Bloody Kansas
• Kansan
• Kansas Citian
• Kansas City
• Kansas horse plague
• Kansas River
• Kansas thistle
• KS
• not in Kansas anymore

 

Translations

US state

• Arabic: كَانْسَاس m (kānsās)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 堪薩斯州／堪萨斯州 (zh) (Kānsàsī-zhōu)

• Czech: Kansas (cs) m
• Danish: Kansas
• Esperanto: Kansaso
• Finnish: Kansas (fi)
• Galician: Kansas (gl)
• Georgian: კანზასი (ḳanzasi)
• German: Kansas (de)
• Greek: Κάνσας (el) n (Kánsas)
• Hindi: केन्सास m (kensās), कैंसास m (ka͠isās)
• Hungarian: Kansas (hu)
• Italian: Kansas (it) m
• Japanese: カンザス州 (Kanzasu-shū)
• Khmer: កាន់សាស់ (kansah)
• Korean: 캔자스 (Kaenjaseu)
• Lao: ແຄນຊັດ (khǣn sat)
• Limburgish: Kansas
• Macedonian: Канзас m (Kanzas)
• Maltese: Kansas
• Navajo: Kénsis hahoodzo
• Polish: Kansas (pl) n
• Portuguese: Kansas (pt) m, Cansas m
• Russian: Канза́с (ru) m (Kanzás), Ка́нзас (ru) m (Kánzas)
• Spanish: Kansas (es) m
• Tagalog: Kansas
• Thai: แคนซัส (kɛn-sás)
• Tibetan: ཁན་སཱ་སི (khan sā si)
• Turkish: Kansas
• Ukrainian: Канза́с m (Kanzás)
• Yiddish: קענזעס (kenzes)

See also

• Jayhawk
• jayhawker

Further reading

• Kansas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Proper noun

Kansas m inan (related adjective kansaský, demonym Kansasan, female demonym Kansasanka)

1. Kansas (state of the mid United States)

Declension

Declension of Kansas (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Kansas
genitive	Kansasu
dative	Kansasu
accusative	Kansas
vocative	Kansase
locative	Kansasu
instrumental	Kansasem

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Proper noun

Kansas (genitive Kansas')

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Kansas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnsɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑs
• Syllabification^(key): Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kansas	—
genitive		Kansasin	—
partitive		Kansasia	—
illative		Kansasiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kansas	—
accusative	nom.	Kansas	—
	gen.	Kansasin
genitive		Kansasin	—
partitive		Kansasia	—
inessive		Kansasissa	—
elative		Kansasista	—
illative		Kansasiin	—
adessive		Kansasilla	—
ablative		Kansasilta	—
allative		Kansasille	—
essive		Kansasina	—
translative		Kansasiksi	—
abessive		Kansasitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kansasini — accusative nom. Kansasini — gen. Kansasini genitive Kansasini — partitive Kansasiani — inessive Kansasissani — elative Kansasistani — illative Kansasiini — adessive Kansasillani — ablative Kansasiltani — allative Kansasilleni — essive Kansasinani — translative Kansasikseni — abessive Kansasittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kansasisi — accusative nom. Kansasisi — gen. Kansasisi genitive Kansasisi — partitive Kansasiasi — inessive Kansasissasi — elative Kansasistasi — illative Kansasiisi — adessive Kansasillasi — ablative Kansasiltasi — allative Kansasillesi — essive Kansasinasi — translative Kansasiksesi — abessive Kansasittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kansasimme — accusative nom. Kansasimme — gen. Kansasimme genitive Kansasimme — partitive Kansasiamme — inessive Kansasissamme — elative Kansasistamme — illative Kansasiimme — adessive Kansasillamme — ablative Kansasiltamme — allative Kansasillemme — essive Kansasinamme — translative Kansasiksemme — abessive Kansasittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kansasinne — accusative nom. Kansasinne — gen. Kansasinne genitive Kansasinne — partitive Kansasianne — inessive Kansasissanne — elative Kansasistanne — illative Kansasiinne — adessive Kansasillanne — ablative Kansasiltanne — allative Kansasillenne — essive Kansasinanne — translative Kansasiksenne — abessive Kansasittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kansasinsa — accusative nom. Kansasinsa — gen. Kansasinsa genitive Kansasinsa — partitive Kansasiaan Kansasiansa — inessive Kansasissaan Kansasissansa — elative Kansasistaan Kansasistansa — illative Kansasiinsa — adessive Kansasillaan Kansasillansa — ablative Kansasiltaan Kansasiltansa — allative Kansasilleen Kansasillensa — essive Kansasinaan Kansasinansa — translative Kansasikseen Kansasiksensa — abessive Kansasittaan Kansasittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• Saksan, kanssa, kassan, saksan

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.sas/, /kan.zas/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Kansas m

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.sas/
• Rhymes: -ansas
• Hyphenation: Kàn‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas m

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas, from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.zas/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anzas
• Syllabification: Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas n (indeclinable)

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Further reading

• Kansas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cansas

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/

• Homophones: cansas, Cansas

Proper noun

Kansas m

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkansas]

Proper noun

Kansas m inan (genitive singular Kansasu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

References

• “Kansas”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkansas/ [ˈkãn.sas]
• Rhymes: -ansas
• Syllabification: Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas m

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

See also

• Kansas on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kan‧sas
• IPA^(key): /ˈkansas/, [ˈkan.sɐs]

Proper noun

Kansas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔)

1. Kansas (a state of the United States)