Tennessee

EnglishEdit

 
Map of US highlighting Tennessee

EtymologyEdit

From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee

  1. A state of the United States.
  2. A river in the United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
  3. A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
  4. A male given name.
  5. A female given name.

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

Tennessee (plural Tennessees)

  1. The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
    • 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303:
      The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below.

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

Further readingEdit

DanishEdit

 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee (genitive Tennessees)

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Tennessee.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenes(ː)iː/, [ˈt̪e̞ne̞s̠(ː)iː]

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of Tennessee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative Tennessee
genitive Tennesseen
partitive Tennesseetä
illative Tennesseehen
Tennesseeseen
singular plural
nominative Tennessee
accusative nom. Tennessee
gen. Tennesseen
genitive Tennesseen
partitive Tennesseetä
inessive Tennesseessä
elative Tennesseestä
illative Tennesseehen
Tennesseeseen
adessive Tennesseellä
ablative Tennesseeltä
allative Tennesseelle
essive Tennesseenä
translative Tennesseeksi
instructive
abessive Tennesseettä
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Tennessee (type filee)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseeni
accusative nom. Tennesseeni
gen. Tennesseeni
genitive Tennesseeni
partitive Tennesseetäni
inessive Tennesseessäni
elative Tennesseestäni
illative Tennesseeheni
Tennesseeseeni
adessive Tennesseelläni
ablative Tennesseeltäni
allative Tennesseelleni
essive Tennesseenäni
translative Tennesseekseni
instructive
abessive Tennesseettäni
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseesi
accusative nom. Tennesseesi
gen. Tennesseesi
genitive Tennesseesi
partitive Tennesseetäsi
inessive Tennesseessäsi
elative Tennesseestäsi
illative Tennesseehesi
Tennesseeseesi
adessive Tennesseelläsi
ablative Tennesseeltäsi
allative Tennesseellesi
essive Tennesseenäsi
translative Tennesseeksesi
instructive
abessive Tennesseettäsi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseemme
accusative nom. Tennesseemme
gen. Tennesseemme
genitive Tennesseemme
partitive Tennesseetämme
inessive Tennesseessämme
elative Tennesseestämme
illative Tennesseehemme
Tennesseeseemme
adessive Tennesseellämme
ablative Tennesseeltämme
allative Tennesseellemme
essive Tennesseenämme
translative Tennesseeksemme
instructive
abessive Tennesseettämme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseenne
accusative nom. Tennesseenne
gen. Tennesseenne
genitive Tennesseenne
partitive Tennesseetänne
inessive Tennesseessänne
elative Tennesseestänne
illative Tennesseehenne
Tennesseeseenne
adessive Tennesseellänne
ablative Tennesseeltänne
allative Tennesseellenne
essive Tennesseenänne
translative Tennesseeksenne
instructive
abessive Tennesseettänne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseensä
accusative nom. Tennesseensä
gen. Tennesseensä
genitive Tennesseensä
partitive Tennesseetään
Tennesseetänsä
inessive Tennesseessään
Tennesseessänsä
elative Tennesseestään
Tennesseestänsä
illative Tennesseehensä
Tennesseeseensä
adessive Tennesseellään
Tennesseellänsä
ablative Tennesseeltään
Tennesseeltänsä
allative Tennesseelleen
Tennesseellensä
essive Tennesseenään
Tennesseenänsä
translative Tennesseekseen
Tennesseeksensä
instructive
abessive Tennesseettään
Tennesseettänsä
comitative

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Tennessee m

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Tennessee in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈnɛ.si/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsi
  • Syllabification: Te‧nne‧ssee

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee n (indeclinable)

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee f (indeclinable)

  1. Tennessee (a river in the United States)

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee m

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

SpanishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Tennessee m

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit