Nebraska
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈbɹæskə/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- Synonym: Cornhusker State
- 2015, Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, “FIFA II”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 15, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!
- (historical) A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
- Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
US state
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See alsoEdit
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 |
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska (genitive Nebraskas)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of Nebraska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nebraska | — | ||
genitive | Nebraskan | — | ||
partitive | Nebraskaa | — | ||
illative | Nebraskaan | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nebraska | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Nebraska | — | |
gen. | Nebraskan | |||
genitive | Nebraskan | — | ||
partitive | Nebraskaa | — | ||
inessive | Nebraskassa | — | ||
elative | Nebraskasta | — | ||
illative | Nebraskaan | — | ||
adessive | Nebraskalla | — | ||
ablative | Nebraskalta | — | ||
allative | Nebraskalle | — | ||
essive | Nebraskana | — | ||
translative | Nebraskaksi | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
abessive | Nebraskatta | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska m
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Nebraska, probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Nebraska
Further readingEdit
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska f (genitive singular Nebrasky, declension pattern of žena)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
ReferencesEdit
- Nebraska in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- Nebraska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nebraska
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)