Paraguay
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See also: paraguay
English
Etymology
Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) i (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Paraguay
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA , subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- The Paraguay River, a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
Derived terms
Translations
country in South America
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See also
- (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský, demonym Paraguayec)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Declension
Further reading
- Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- Paraguay in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Paraguay n
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Declension
| Inflection of Paraguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Paraguay | — | ||
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | ||
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | ||
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Paraguay | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Paraguay | — | |
| gen. | Paraguayn | |||
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | ||
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | ||
| inessive | Paraguayssa | — | ||
| elative | Paraguaysta | — | ||
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | ||
| adessive | Paraguaylla | — | ||
| ablative | Paraguaylta | — | ||
| allative | Paraguaylle | — | ||
| essive | Paraguayna | — | ||
| translative | Paraguayksi | — | ||
| abessive | Paraguaytta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Paraguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Guaraní
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay
Usage notes
Paraguay is the name of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. The name of the country is Paraguái.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Paraguay | — |
| accusative | Paraguayt | — |
| dative | Paraguaynak | — |
| instrumental | Paraguayjal | — |
| causal-final | Paraguayért | — |
| translative | Paraguayjá | — |
| terminative | Paraguayig | — |
| essive-formal | Paraguayként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Paraguayban | — |
| superessive | Paraguayon | — |
| adessive | Paraguaynál | — |
| illative | Paraguayba | — |
| sublative | Paraguayra | — |
| allative | Paraguayhoz | — |
| elative | Paraguayból | — |
| delative | Paraguayról | — |
| ablative | Paraguaytól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Paraguayé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Paraguayéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Paraguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Paraguayom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Paraguayod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Paraguaya | — |
| 1st person plural | Paraguayunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Paraguayotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Paraguayuk | — |
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Paraguay.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Paraguay in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Related terms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Paraguay m
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1945) of Paraguai.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Guaraní Paraguay, formed either from para (“sea”) + gúa (“bordering”) or from paraguã (“crown of feathers”) + y (“river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
- Paraguay River (a major river in South America)
Usage notes
- The definite article is optional when referring to Paraguay in Spanish (i.e. el Paraguay).
Derived terms
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Declension
declension of Paraguay
| singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz) | |
|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | Paraguay |
| accusative (belirtme) | Paraguay'ı |
| dative (yönelme) | Paraguay'a |
| locative (bulunma) | Paraguay'da |
| ablative (çıkma) | Paraguay'dan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | Paraguay'ın |
possessive of Paraguay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Paraguay'ım | Paraguaylarım / Paraguay'larım |
| senin (your) | Paraguay'ın | Paraguayların / Paraguay'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Paraguay'ı | Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları |
| bizim (our) | Paraguay'ımız | Paraguaylarımız / Paraguay'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Paraguay'ınız | Paraguaylarınız / Paraguay'larınız |
| onların (their) | Paraguay'ı / Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları | Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları |
See also
- (countries of South America) Güney Amerika ülkesi; Arjantin, Bolivya, Brezilya, Ekvador, Guyana, Kolombiya, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Şili, Uruguay, Venezuela
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Paraguay
- Paraguay (a country in South America)