Wisconsin
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English
Etymology
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")
- 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."
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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 terms
Translations
state of the United States of America
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See also
| 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 |
References
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Wisconsin.
Proper noun
Wisconsin (genitive Wisconsins)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Declension
| 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 | — | ||
| abessive | Wisconsinitta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
German
Etymology
From English Winsconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin n (proper noun, genitive Wisconsins or (optionally with an article) Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin n (indeclinable)
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
Further reading
- Wisconsin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin m
- Wisconsin (a state of the United States)
Related terms
See also
Wisconsin on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es