Ontario
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Ontario
Ontario
See also: Ontário
English
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.o/, /ɒnˈtæɹ.i.o/
Audio (CA) (file) - Hyphenation: On‧tar‧io
Proper noun
Ontario
- A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
- A lake, Lake Ontario, between Ontario province and New York State.
- A village in the Cayo District, Belize.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in San Bernardino County, California.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
- A community in Ames, Story County, Iowa.
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
- Short for Ontario County, New York.
- A city in Richland County, Ohio.
- A city in Malheur County, Oregon.
- A locality in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A locality in Charlotte County, Virginia.
- A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario
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Province in eastern Canada
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Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario n (related adjective ontarijský)
Declension
Further reading
- Ontario in Internetová jazyková příručka
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario (accusative Ontarion)
See also
| Hudsona Golfo | ||
| Manitobo |  |
Kebekio |
| Usono |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario
Declension
| Inflection of Ontario (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Ontario | — | ||
| genitive | Ontarion | — | ||
| partitive | Ontariota | — | ||
| illative | Ontarioon | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Ontario | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Ontario | — | |
| gen. | Ontarion | |||
| genitive | Ontarion | — | ||
| partitive | Ontariota | — | ||
| inessive | Ontariossa | — | ||
| elative | Ontariosta | — | ||
| illative | Ontarioon | — | ||
| adessive | Ontariolla | — | ||
| ablative | Ontariolta | — | ||
| allative | Ontariolle | — | ||
| essive | Ontariona | — | ||
| translative | Ontarioksi | — | ||
| abessive | Ontariotta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari:io (literally “great lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario m
- Ontario (all senses):
- A province of Canada
- A village in the Cayo District, Belize
- A city in San Bernardino County, California
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, United States
- A community in Ames, Story County, Iowa, United States
- A county of New York
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York
- A city in Richland County, Ohio
- A city in Malheur County, Oregon
- A locality in North Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania
- A locality in Charlotte County, Virginia
- A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ontarios)
- Ontario (a province in eastern Canada; capital: Toronto)
- Lake Ontario (a lake)
- Synonym: Ontariosee
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario
Declension
| Inflection of Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Ontario | — |
| accusative | Ontariót | — |
| dative | Ontariónak | — |
| instrumental | Ontarióval | — |
| causal-final | Ontarióért | — |
| translative | Ontarióvá | — |
| terminative | Ontarióig | — |
| essive-formal | Ontarióként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Ontarióban | — |
| superessive | Ontarión | — |
| adessive | Ontariónál | — |
| illative | Ontarióba | — |
| sublative | Ontarióra | — |
| allative | Ontarióhoz | — |
| elative | Ontarióból | — |
| delative | Ontarióról | — |
| ablative | Ontariótól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Ontarióé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Ontarióéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Ontario | ||
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| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Ontarióm | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Ontariód | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Ontariója | — |
| 1st person plural | Ontariónk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Ontariótok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Ontariójuk | — |
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
Ontario
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontariō f sg (genitive Ontariōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
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| Nominative | Ontariō |
| Genitive | Ontariōnis |
| Dative | Ontariōnī |
| Accusative | Ontariōnem |
| Ablative | Ontariōne |
| Vocative | Ontariō |
| Locative | Ontariōnī Ontariōne |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario n (indeclinable)
Further reading
- Ontario in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario ?
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario f
Related terms
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario