Polynesia
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Polynésie, coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).[1] According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.[2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
- Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper noun
Polynesia
- A region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
part of Oceania
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Polynesia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Geoffery Clark (2003 September) “Dumont d'Urville's Oceania”, in The Journal of Pacific History, volume 38, number 2, Taylor & Francis, pages 155-161
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Polynesia
Declension
| Inflection of Polynesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Polynesia | — |
| gen. | Polynesian | ||
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| inessive | Polynesiassa | — | |
| elative | Polynesiasta | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| adessive | Polynesialla | — | |
| ablative | Polynesialta | — | |
| allative | Polynesialle | — | |
| essive | Polynesiana | — | |
| translative | Polynesiaksi | — | |
| abessive | Polynesiatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Latin
Proper noun
Polynēsia f sg (genitive Polynēsiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Polynēsia |
| Genitive | Polynēsiae |
| Dative | Polynēsiae |
| Accusative | Polynēsiam |
| Ablative | Polynēsiā |
| Vocative | Polynēsia |
| Locative | Polynēsiae |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Polynesia
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Polynesia