Wisconsin
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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]
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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 termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
state of the United States of America
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See alsoEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Wisconsin.
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin (genitive Wisconsins)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
DeclensionEdit
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 | — | — |
Possessive forms of Wisconsin (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Wisconsinini | Wisconsinimme |
2nd person | Wisconsinisi | Wisconsininne |
3rd person | Wisconsininsa |
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Winsconsin.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin n (proper noun, genitive Wisconsins or (optionally with an article) Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Wisconsin.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin n (indeclinable)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- Wisconsin on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es