Kentucky

EnglishEdit

 
Map of US highlighting Kentucky
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Unclear. Possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (the meadow), Seneca gëdá'geh (at the field).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky

  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
  2. A village on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. University of Kentucky.
  4. The Kentucky River, a river in the United States, a tributary of the Ohio River.
  5. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

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See alsoEdit

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

DanishEdit

 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Kentucky.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkentɑki/, [ˈke̞n̪t̪ɑki]

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

DeclensionEdit

  • After the pronunciation (more common):
Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative Kentucky
genitive Kentuckyn
partitive Kentuckya
illative Kentuckyyn
singular plural
nominative Kentucky
accusative nom. Kentucky
gen. Kentuckyn
genitive Kentuckyn
partitive Kentuckya
inessive Kentuckyssa
elative Kentuckysta
illative Kentuckyyn
adessive Kentuckylla
ablative Kentuckylta
allative Kentuckylle
essive Kentuckyna
translative Kentuckyksi
instructive
abessive Kentuckytta
comitative
Possessive forms of Kentucky (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person Kentuckyni Kentuckymme
2nd person Kentuckysi Kentuckynne
3rd person Kentuckynsa
  • After the spelling:
Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative Kentucky
genitive Kentuckyn
partitive Kentuckyä
illative Kentuckyyn
singular plural
nominative Kentucky
accusative nom. Kentucky
gen. Kentuckyn
genitive Kentuckyn
partitive Kentuckyä
inessive Kentuckyssä
elative Kentuckystä
illative Kentuckyyn
adessive Kentuckyllä
ablative Kentuckyltä
allative Kentuckylle
essive Kentuckynä
translative Kentuckyksi
instructive
abessive Kentuckyttä
comitative
Possessive forms of Kentucky (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person Kentuckyni Kentuckymme
2nd person Kentuckysi Kentuckynne
3rd person Kentuckynsä
  • In speech, inflects like risti.

FrenchEdit

 
French Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.ty.ki/, /kɑ̃.tɔ.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kɛnˈta.ki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: Ken‧tu‧cky

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky n (indeclinable)

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

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

RomanianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky n

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

SlovakEdit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

ReferencesEdit

  • Kentucky in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]
  • IPA(key): /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]

Proper nounEdit

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

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