Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Alternative forms

• MI, M (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishigami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“great lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Michigan

1. A state of the United States.
2. Lake Michigan.
3. University of Michigan.

Derived terms

• Michigan bankroll
• Michigan basement
• Michigander
• Michiganer
• Michigan holly
• Michiganian
• Michigan roll

Translations

US state

• Arabic: مِيشِيغَان‎ m (mišiḡān)

  Egyptian Arabic: ميشيجان‎ f (mišigān)

• Armenian: Միչիգան (Mičʿigan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密歇根 (zh) (Mìxiēgēn), 密執安／密执安 (Mìzhí'ān)

• Corsican: Michigan m
• Czech: Michigan (cs) m
• Danish: Michigan
• Esperanto: Miĉigano
• Finnish: Michigan (fi)
• Galician: Michigan (gl) m
• Georgian: მიჩიგანი (mičigani)
• German: Michigan (de)
• Greek: Μίσιγκαν (el) n (Mísigkan)
• Hindi: मिशिगन (miśigan)
• Hebrew: מישיגן‎ (he) f (míshigen)
• Italian: Michigan (it) m
• Japanese: ミシガン (Mishigan)
• Khmer: មីឈីហ្គេន (miichiigein)
• Korean: 미시간 (Misigan)
• Latvian: Mičigana
• Lithuanian: Mičiganas m
• Macedonian: Мичиген m (Mičigen)
• Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo
• Ojibwe: Mishigamiing
• Ottawa: Mshigamiing
• Persian: میشیگان‎ (fa) (mišigân)
• Polish: Michigan (pl) n
• Portuguese: Michigan (pt) m, Míchigan m
• Russian: Мичига́н (ru) m (Mičigán)
• Samogitian: Mėčėgans
• Slovak: Michigan m
• Spanish: Míchigan (es) m
• Thai: มิชิแกน (mí-chí-gɛɛn)
• Turkish: Michigan, Mişigan
• Ukrainian: Мічига́н m (Mičyhán), Мічиґа́н m (Mičygán)
• Urdu: مشی گن‎ (miśīgan)
• Uyghur: مىچىگان‎ (michigan)
• Yiddish: מישיגאַן‎ (mishigan)

Noun

Michigan (plural Michigans)

1. (ice hockey) A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.

Translations

deke

• Finnish: ilmaveivi (fi)
• Swedish: zorrofint c

Further reading

• Michigan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑn]

Proper noun

Michigan

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Michigan	—
genitive		Michiganin	—
partitive		Michigania	—
illative		Michiganiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Michigan	—
accusative	nom.	Michigan	—
	gen.	Michiganin
genitive		Michiganin	—
partitive		Michigania	—
inessive		Michiganissa	—
elative		Michiganista	—
illative		Michiganiin	—
adessive		Michiganilla	—
ablative		Michiganilta	—
allative		Michiganille	—
essive		Michiganina	—
translative		Michiganiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Michiganitta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Michigan (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Michiganini	Michiganimme
2nd person	Michiganisi	Michiganinne
3rd person	Michiganinsa

French

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (France) /mi.ʃi.ɡan/, (Quebec) /mi.ʃi.ɡɑ̃/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃi.ɡan/
• Rhymes: -itʃiɡan

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɡɛn
• Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan

Proper noun

Michigan n (indeclinable)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)
2. Michigan (a lake in the United States)

Derived terms

adjective

• michigański

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiʃiɡen]

Proper noun

Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

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