Kentucky
English
editEtymology
editUncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kənˈtʌki/
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/
- (Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʊki/
- Rhymes: -ʌki
Proper noun
editKentucky
- 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.
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN[1]:
- On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
- A village in Uralla Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
- University of Kentucky.
- A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editUS state
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See also
editStates: 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 |
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Kentucky.
Proper noun
editKentucky (genitive Kentuckys)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Declension
edit- After the pronunciation (more common):
Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
abessive | Kentuckytta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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- After the spelling:
Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
abessive | Kentuckyttä | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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- In speech, inflects like risti.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
edit- (Europe) IPA(key): /kɛn.ty.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kɛn.tɔ.ki/
Audio (France): (file) - Hyphenation: Ken‧tuc‧ky
Proper noun
editKentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kentuckys)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky n (indeclinable)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
- Kentucky, Kentucky River (a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States)
Further reading
edit- Kentucky in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editKentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Romanian
editProper noun
editKentucky n
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
References
edit- “Kentucky”, 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
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editKentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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- pl:Kentucky, USA
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- ro:Kentucky, USA
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- sk:Kentucky, USA
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- es:Kentucky, USA
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