Wisconsin
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French Ouisconsin, itself borrowed from an uncertain Native American language. Theories include:
- Miami meeskohsinki or Algonquin meskousing, both meaning "it lies red", the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking American Indian groups living in the region at the time of European contact. "Meskousing" is known from maps drawn by the French from the 1670s onwards, it is believed subsequent transcribers mistook the stylized cursive "M" for "OU".
- Menominee wēskōhsek (“a good place”), from Wēskōhsek Sēpēw ("the river where it is good to live")[1]
- An Ojibwe term, suggestions include miskwasiniig (“red stones”), referring to the red sandstone of the dells of the Wisconsin River; and wiishihkaanhs (“little lodge”), referring to the dwellings of the abundant beavers and muskrats.
A researcher for the State of Wisconsin Historical Society concluded in frustration, "I have not found two Indians to agree on the meaning of this word."[2]
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
- A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
state of the United States of America
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See also Edit
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 |
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Further reading Edit
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from English Wisconsin.
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin (genitive Wisconsins)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Declension Edit
Inflection of Wisconsin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Wisconsin | — | ||
genitive | Wisconsinin | — | ||
partitive | Wisconsinia | — | ||
illative | Wisconsiniin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Wisconsin | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Wisconsin | — | |
gen. | Wisconsinin | |||
genitive | Wisconsinin | — | ||
partitive | Wisconsinia | — | ||
inessive | Wisconsinissa | — | ||
elative | Wisconsinista | — | ||
illative | Wisconsiniin | — | ||
adessive | Wisconsinilla | — | ||
ablative | Wisconsinilta | — | ||
allative | Wisconsinille | — | ||
essive | Wisconsinina | — | ||
translative | Wisconsiniksi | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
abessive | Wisconsinitta | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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German Edit
Etymology Edit
From English Winsconsin.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin n (proper noun, genitive Wisconsins or (optionally with an article) Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Italian Edit
Etymology Edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Polish Edit
Etymology Edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Pronunciation Edit
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Wisconsin n (indeclinable)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
Further reading Edit
Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
- Wisconsin on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es