Polynesia
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French polynésie, coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).[1] According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.[2]
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
Audio (Berkshire, UK)) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
- Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper nounEdit
Polynesia
- Part of Oceania including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
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Coordinate termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
part of Oceania
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Polynesia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Geoffery Clark (September 2003), “Dumont d'Urville's Oceania”, in The Journal of Pacific History[1], volume 38, issue 2, Taylor & Francis, pages 155-161
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Polynesia
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Polynesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Polynesia | — |
| gen. | Polynesian | ||
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| inessive | Polynesiassa | — | |
| elative | Polynesiasta | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| adessive | Polynesialla | — | |
| ablative | Polynesialta | — | |
| allative | Polynesialle | — | |
| essive | Polynesiana | — | |
| translative | Polynesiaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Polynesiatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Polynesia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Polynesiani | Polynesiamme |
| 2nd person | Polynesiasi | Polynesianne |
| 3rd person | Polynesiansa | |
LatinEdit
Proper nounEdit
Polynēsia f sg (genitive Polynēsiae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Polynēsia |
| Genitive | Polynēsiae |
| Dative | Polynēsiae |
| Accusative | Polynēsiam |
| Ablative | Polynēsiā |
| Vocative | Polynēsia |
| Locative | Polynēsiae |
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Polynesia
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Polynesia