Kentucky

English

Map of US highlighting Kentucky

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtʌki/
• (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌki

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

• Bluegrass State
• Corn-cracker State
• Dark and Bloody Ground State
• Hemp State
• Kaintuck
• Tobacco State

Derived terms

• Kenfucky
• Kensucky
• Kentuckian
• Kentucky coffeetree
• Kentucky rifle
• Kentucky windage
• KFC
• KY, Ky.

Translations

US state

• Arabic: كِنْتَاكِي‎ m (kintākī)
• Cherokee: ᎬᏅᏓᎩ (gvnvdagi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 肯德基 (hang² taap³ gei¹)

  Mandarin: 肯塔基 (zh) (Kěntǎjī)

• Czech: Kentucky (cs)
• Danish: Kentucky
• Esperanto: Kentukio
• Finnish: Kentucky (fi)
• French: Kentucky (fr) m
• Galician: Kentucky (gl) m
• Georgian: კენტუკი (ḳenṭuḳi)
• German: Kentucky (de)
• Greek: Κεντάκι (el) n (Kentáki)
• Hindi: केंटकी (keṇṭkī), कॅण्टकी (kĕṇṭakī)
• Hungarian: Kentucky (hu)
• Italian: Kentucky (it) m
• Japanese: ケンタッキー州 (Kentakkī-shū), ケンタッキー (Kentakkī)
• Khmer: កេនតាក់គី (keentakkii)
• Korean: 켄터키 (Kenteoki)
• Latin: Kentukia f, Kentuckia f, Chentuchia f
• Limburgish: Kentucky
• Macedonian: Кента́ки m (Kentáki)
• Navajo: Kentákii hahoodzo
• Occitan: Kentucky (oc) m
• Polish: Kentucky (pl) n
• Portuguese: Kentucky (pt) m
• Romanian: Kentucky (ro)
• Russian: Кенту́кки (ru) m (Kentúkki)
• Sardinian: Kentucky m
• Spanish: Kentucky (es) m
• Telugu: కెంటకీ (keṇṭakī)
• Thai: เคนทักกี (ken-ták-gîi)
• Turkish: Kentucky
• Ukrainian: Кенту́кі m (Kentúki) Кенту́ккі m (Kentúkki) (obsolete since 2019)
• Yiddish: קענטאָקי‎ (kentoki)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Proper noun

Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Kentucky.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kentucky

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Declension

• 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.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kenˈta.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki

Proper noun

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kentucky n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.

Proper noun

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Romanian

Proper noun

Kentucky n

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkentaki]

Proper noun

Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
• IPA^(key): /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]
  • Rhymes: -oki

Proper noun

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Derived terms

• kentuckiano

Further reading

• Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es