Missouri

EnglishEdit

 
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Map of US highlighting Missouri

EtymologyEdit

From a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (the people who have dugout canoes), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Missouri

  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
  2. The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis.
  3. An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
    Synonym: Missouria
  4. (historical) A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.

Usage notesEdit

  • The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Wikipedia for more.

SynonymsEdit

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French Missouri, from Miami wimihsoorita (the people who have dugout canoes).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Missouri m (plural Missouris)

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Related termsEdit

DanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Proper nounEdit

Missouri (genitive Missouris)

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Missouri.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmis(ː)uːri/, [ˈmis̠(ː)uːri]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmisːou̯ri/, [ˈmis̠ːo̞u̯ri]

Proper nounEdit

Missouri

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of Missouri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Missouri
genitive Missourin
partitive Missouria
illative Missouriin
singular plural
nominative Missouri
accusative nom. Missouri
gen. Missourin
genitive Missourin
partitive Missouria
inessive Missourissa
elative Missourista
illative Missouriin
adessive Missourilla
ablative Missourilta
allative Missourille
essive Missourina
translative Missouriksi
instructive
abessive Missouritta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Missouri (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Missourini
accusative nom. Missourini
gen. Missourini
genitive Missourini
partitive Missouriani
inessive Missourissani
elative Missouristani
illative Missouriini
adessive Missourillani
ablative Missouriltani
allative Missourilleni
essive Missourinani
translative Missourikseni
instructive
abessive Missourittani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Missourisi
accusative nom. Missourisi
gen. Missourisi
genitive Missourisi
partitive Missouriasi
inessive Missourissasi
elative Missouristasi
illative Missouriisi
adessive Missourillasi
ablative Missouriltasi
allative Missourillesi
essive Missourinasi
translative Missouriksesi
instructive
abessive Missourittasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Missourimme
accusative nom. Missourimme
gen. Missourimme
genitive Missourimme
partitive Missouriamme
inessive Missourissamme
elative Missouristamme
illative Missouriimme
adessive Missourillamme
ablative Missouriltamme
allative Missourillemme
essive Missourinamme
translative Missouriksemme
instructive
abessive Missourittamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Missourinne
accusative nom. Missourinne
gen. Missourinne
genitive Missourinne
partitive Missourianne
inessive Missourissanne
elative Missouristanne
illative Missouriinne
adessive Missourillanne
ablative Missouriltanne
allative Missourillenne
essive Missourinanne
translative Missouriksenne
instructive
abessive Missourittanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Missourinsa
accusative nom. Missourinsa
gen. Missourinsa
genitive Missourinsa
partitive Missouriaan
Missouriansa
inessive Missourissaan
Missourissansa
elative Missouristaan
Missouristansa
illative Missouriinsa
adessive Missourillaan
Missourillansa
ablative Missouriltaan
Missouriltansa
allative Missourilleen
Missourillensa
essive Missourinaan
Missourinansa
translative Missourikseen
Missouriksensa
instructive
abessive Missourittaan
Missourittansa
comitative

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Miami wimihsoorita.

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /mi.su.ʁi/

Proper nounEdit

Missouri m

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈsuːʁi/ (spelling-based)
  • IPA(key): /mɪˈsuːɹi/, /-ˈzuːʁi/, /-ˈzuːɹi/, /-ˈzœ(ː)ɹi/ (approaching English; the last form is rare)

Proper nounEdit

Missouri n (proper noun, genitive Missouris or (optionally with an article) Missouri)

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Proper nounEdit

der Missouri m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Missouris)

  1. Missouri (a river in the United States)

ItalianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Missouri.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Missouri m

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

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Missouri, from a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (the people who have dugout canoes), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /miˈzu.ri/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uri
  • Syllabification: Mi‧ssou‧ri

Proper nounEdit

Missouri n (indeclinable)

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Proper nounEdit

Missouri f (indeclinable)

  1. Missouri (a river in the United States)

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English Missouri.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Missouri m

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

SlovakEdit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Missouri n

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

ReferencesEdit

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