Paraguay
See also: paraguay
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) i (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay.
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- Paraguay River, a river in South America that flows into the Paraná
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
country in South America
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See alsoEdit
- (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Central Huasteca NahuatlEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
CzechEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay n
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑˌɡuɑi̯]
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯]
- Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Paraguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Paraguay | — | |
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | |
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | |
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Paraguay | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Paraguay | — |
| gen. | Paraguayn | ||
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | |
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | |
| inessive | Paraguayssa | — | |
| elative | Paraguaysta | — | |
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | |
| adessive | Paraguaylla | — | |
| ablative | Paraguaylta | — | |
| allative | Paraguaylle | — | |
| essive | Paraguayna | — | |
| translative | Paraguayksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Paraguaytta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Paraguay (type rosé) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Paraguayni | Paraguaymme |
| 2nd person | Paraguaysi | Paraguaynne |
| 3rd person | Paraguaynsa | |
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
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GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
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HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Paraguay | — |
| accusative | Paraguayt | — |
| dative | Paraguaynak | — |
| instrumental | Paraguayjal | — |
| causal-final | Paraguayért | — |
| translative | Paraguayjá | — |
| terminative | Paraguayig | — |
| essive-formal | Paraguayként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Paraguayban | — |
| superessive | Paraguayon | — |
| adessive | Paraguaynál | — |
| illative | Paraguayba | — |
| sublative | Paraguayra | — |
| allative | Paraguayhoz | — |
| elative | Paraguayból | — |
| delative | Paraguayról | — |
| ablative | Paraguaytól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Paraguayé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Paraguayéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Paraguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Paraguayom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Paraguayod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Paraguaya | — |
| 1st person plural | Paraguayunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Paraguayotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Paraguayuk | — |
Derived termsEdit
ItalianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Guaraní Paraguay, formed either from para (“sea”) + gúa (“bordering”) or from paraguã (“crown of feathers”) + y (“river”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
- Paraguay River (a major river in South America)
Usage notesEdit
The definite article is optional when referring to Paraguay in Spanish (i.e. el Paraguay).
Derived termsEdit
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SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)