Saskatchewan
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English
Alternative forms
- Saskatchouan (the river)
Etymology
From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskaaciwani siipiy, “swift-flowing river”)/kisiskāciwani-sīpiy.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saskatchewan
- A river in Canada.
- Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
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Translations
Province in western Canada
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)
Declension
| Inflection of Saskatchewan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Saskatchewan | — | ||
| genitive | Saskatchewanin | — | ||
| partitive | Saskatchewania | — | ||
| illative | Saskatchewaniin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Saskatchewan | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Saskatchewan | — | |
| gen. | Saskatchewanin | |||
| genitive | Saskatchewanin | — | ||
| partitive | Saskatchewania | — | ||
| inessive | Saskatchewanissa | — | ||
| elative | Saskatchewanista | — | ||
| illative | Saskatchewaniin | — | ||
| adessive | Saskatchewanilla | — | ||
| ablative | Saskatchewanilta | — | ||
| allative | Saskatchewanille | — | ||
| essive | Saskatchewanina | — | ||
| translative | Saskatchewaniksi | — | ||
| abessive | Saskatchewanitta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (“swift-flowing river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saskatchewan f
- Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sasˈkat.t͡ʃe.van/,
Proper noun
Saskatchewan f sg (genitive Saskatchewanis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Saskatchewan |
| Genitive | Saskatchewanis |
| Dative | Saskatchewanī |
| Accusative | Saskatchewanem |
| Ablative | Saskatchewane |
| Vocative | Saskatchewan |
| Locative | Saskatchewanī Saskatchewane |
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
Saskatchewan m
- Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)
Spanish
Proper noun
Saskatchewan f
- Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)