Saskatchewan

English

Alternative forms

• Saskatchouan (the river)

Etymology

From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskaaciwani siipiy, “swift-flowing river”)/kisiskāciwani-sīpiy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈskæt͡ʃ.əˌwɑːn/, /səˈskæt͡ʃ.ə.wən/

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Proper noun

Saskatchewan

1. A river in Canada.
2. Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.

Synonyms

• SK, Sk.
• Sask, Sask.
• SSK

Coordinate terms

• Fransaskois

Derived terms

• Saskatchewanian

Translations

Province in western Canada

• Arabic: سَاسْكَاتْشُوَان‎ m (saskatšuwān)
• Armenian: Սասկաչեւան (Saskačʿewan)
• Bulgarian: Саска́чеван m (Saskáčevan)
• Burmese: ဆက်စကက်ချီဝမ်နယ် (hcakca.kakhkyiwamnai)
• Catalan: Saskatchewan
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 沙斯卡寸旺 (saa¹ si¹ kaa¹ cun³ wong⁶), 沙士加芝灣／沙士加芝湾 (saa¹ si³ gaa¹ zi¹ waan¹), 沙斯卡川 (saa¹ si¹ kaa¹ cyun¹), 薩斯喀徹溫／萨斯喀彻温 (saat³ si¹ kaa³ cit³ wan¹), 沙省 (saa¹ saang²) (short form), 薩省／萨省 (saat³ saang²) (short form)

  Mandarin: 薩斯喀徹溫／萨斯喀彻温 (zh) (Sàsīkāchèwēn), 薩克其萬／萨克其万 (Sàkèqíwàn), 沙斯卡寸旺 (Shāsīkǎcùnwàng), 沙斯卡川 (Shāsīkǎchuān), 薩省／萨省 (Sà Shěng) (short form), 沙省 (Shā Shěng) (short form)

• Dutch: Saskatchewan
• Esperanto: Saskaĉevano
• Finnish: Saskatchewan (fi)
• French: Saskatchewan (fr) f
• Georgian: სასკაჩევანი (sasḳačevani)
• German: Saskatchewan (de) n
• Greek: Σασκάτσουαν (Saskátsouan)
• Hebrew: ססקצ'ואן‎
• Hindi: सास्काचेवान (sāskācevān)
• Hungarian: Saskatchewan (hu)
• Italian: Saskatchewan (it) m
• Japanese: サスカチュワン (Sasukachuwan), サスカチュワン州 (Sasukachuwan-shū)
• Khmer: សាស្កាឆេវ៉ាន (saaskaacheevaan)
• Korean: 서스캐처원 (Seoseukaecheowon)
• Macedonian: Саска́чеван m (Saskáčevan)
• Mongolian: Саскачеван (Saskačevan)
• Occitan: Saskatchewan m
• Persian: ساسکاچوان‎ (sâskâčuân)
• Portuguese: Saskatchewan m
• Punjabi: ਸਸਕੈਚਵਨ (saskaicavan)
• Russian: Саска́чеван (ru) m (Saskáčevan)
• Serbo-Croatian: Саскачеван m, Saskatchewan m
• Spanish: Saskatchewan m
• Swedish: Saskatchewan (sv) n
• Thai: รัฐซัสแคตเชวัน (rát sátkaecheerwaan)
• Ukrainian: Саска́чеван m (Saskáčevan)

Finnish

Etymology

English Saskatchewan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑskɑtʃeʋɑn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠kɑ̝t̪ˌʃe̞ʋɑ̝n]

Proper noun

Saskatchewan

1. Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)

Declension

Inflection of Saskatchewan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Saskatchewan	—
genitive		Saskatchewanin	—
partitive		Saskatchewania	—
illative		Saskatchewaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Saskatchewan	—
accusative	nom.	Saskatchewan	—
	gen.	Saskatchewanin
genitive		Saskatchewanin	—
partitive		Saskatchewania	—
inessive		Saskatchewanissa	—
elative		Saskatchewanista	—
illative		Saskatchewaniin	—
adessive		Saskatchewanilla	—
ablative		Saskatchewanilta	—
allative		Saskatchewanille	—
essive		Saskatchewanina	—
translative		Saskatchewaniksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Saskatchewanitta	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Saskatchewan (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Saskatchewanini — accusative nom. Saskatchewanini — gen. Saskatchewanini genitive Saskatchewanini — partitive Saskatchewaniani — inessive Saskatchewanissani — elative Saskatchewanistani — illative Saskatchewaniini — adessive Saskatchewanillani — ablative Saskatchewaniltani — allative Saskatchewanilleni — essive Saskatchewaninani — translative Saskatchewanikseni — instructive — — abessive Saskatchewanittani — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Saskatchewanisi — accusative nom. Saskatchewanisi — gen. Saskatchewanisi genitive Saskatchewanisi — partitive Saskatchewaniasi — inessive Saskatchewanissasi — elative Saskatchewanistasi — illative Saskatchewaniisi — adessive Saskatchewanillasi — ablative Saskatchewaniltasi — allative Saskatchewanillesi — essive Saskatchewaninasi — translative Saskatchewaniksesi — instructive — — abessive Saskatchewanittasi — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saskatchewanimme — accusative nom. Saskatchewanimme — gen. Saskatchewanimme genitive Saskatchewanimme — partitive Saskatchewaniamme — inessive Saskatchewanissamme — elative Saskatchewanistamme — illative Saskatchewaniimme — adessive Saskatchewanillamme — ablative Saskatchewaniltamme — allative Saskatchewanillemme — essive Saskatchewaninamme — translative Saskatchewaniksemme — instructive — — abessive Saskatchewanittamme — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saskatchewaninne — accusative nom. Saskatchewaninne — gen. Saskatchewaninne genitive Saskatchewaninne — partitive Saskatchewanianne — inessive Saskatchewanissanne — elative Saskatchewanistanne — illative Saskatchewaniinne — adessive Saskatchewanillanne — ablative Saskatchewaniltanne — allative Saskatchewanillenne — essive Saskatchewaninanne — translative Saskatchewaniksenne — instructive — — abessive Saskatchewanittanne — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Saskatchewaninsa — accusative nom. Saskatchewaninsa — gen. Saskatchewaninsa genitive Saskatchewaninsa — partitive Saskatchewaniaan Saskatchewaniansa — inessive Saskatchewanissaan Saskatchewanissansa — elative Saskatchewanistaan Saskatchewanistansa — illative Saskatchewaniinsa — adessive Saskatchewanillaan Saskatchewanillansa — ablative Saskatchewaniltaan Saskatchewaniltansa — allative Saskatchewanilleen Saskatchewanillensa — essive Saskatchewaninaan Saskatchewaninansa — translative Saskatchewanikseen Saskatchewaniksensa — instructive — — abessive Saskatchewanittaan Saskatchewanittansa — comitative — —

French

Alternative forms

• Saskatchouan

Etymology

Borrowing from Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (“swift-flowing river”).

Pronunciation

• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /sas.kat.ʃə.wan/
• (France) IPA^(key): /sas.kat.ʃe.wan/
• Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Saskatchewan f

1. Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)

   Synonyms: Sask., SK

Coordinate terms

• Fransaskois
• fransaskois

Derived terms

• Saskatchewanais
• saskatchewanais

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sasˈkat.kʰe.u̯an/, [s̠äs̠ˈkät̪kʰeu̯än]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sasˈkat.ke.van/, [säsˈkät̪kevän]

Proper noun

Saskatchewan f sg (genitive Saskatchewanis); third declension

1. (New Latin) Saskatchewan

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Saskatchewan
Genitive	Saskatchewanis
Dative	Saskatchewanī
Accusative	Saskatchewanem
Ablative	Saskatchewane
Vocative	Saskatchewan
Locative	Saskatchewanī Saskatchewane

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Saskatchewan.

Proper noun

Saskatchewan m

1. Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)

Spanish

Proper noun

Saskatchewan f

1. Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)

Related terms

• saskatchewaniano