Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts'
English
Map of US highlighting Massachusetts
Etymology
From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (“locative suffix”) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/
Audio (US) (file) - (also, New England) IPA(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
a 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
- William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)
Catalan
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Massachusetts.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Finnish
Etymology
From English Massachusetts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑsɑtʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmɑs̠ɑt̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
- IPA(key): /ˈmæsætʃy(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃy(ː)s̠e̞ts̠] (vowel harmony: ä)
- IPA(key): /ˈmæsætʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
- English pronunciation also used
Declension
| Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Massachusetts | — | |
| genitive | Massachusettsin | — | |
| partitive | Massachusettsia | — | |
| illative | Massachusettsiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Massachusetts | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Massachusetts | — |
| gen. | Massachusettsin | ||
| genitive | Massachusettsin | — | |
| partitive | Massachusettsia | — | |
| inessive | Massachusettsissa | — | |
| elative | Massachusettsista | — | |
| illative | Massachusettsiin | — | |
| adessive | Massachusettsilla | — | |
| ablative | Massachusettsilta | — | |
| allative | Massachusettsille | — | |
| essive | Massachusettsina | — | |
| translative | Massachusettsiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Massachusettsitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Massachusetts (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Massachusettsini | Massachusettsimme |
| 2nd person | Massachusettsisi | Massachusettsinne |
| 3rd person | Massachusettsinsa | |
- Only when speaking and with some pronunciations:
| Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Massachusetts | — | |
| genitive | Massachusettsin | — | |
| partitive | Massachusettsiä | — | |
| illative | Massachusettsiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Massachusetts | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Massachusetts | — |
| gen. | Massachusettsin | ||
| genitive | Massachusettsin | — | |
| partitive | Massachusettsiä | — | |
| inessive | Massachusettsissä | — | |
| elative | Massachusettsistä | — | |
| illative | Massachusettsiin | — | |
| adessive | Massachusettsillä | — | |
| ablative | Massachusettsiltä | — | |
| allative | Massachusettsille | — | |
| essive | Massachusettsinä | — | |
| translative | Massachusettsiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Massachusettsittä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Massachusetts (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Massachusettsini | Massachusettsimme |
| 2nd person | Massachusettsisi | Massachusettsinne |
| 3rd person | Massachusettsinsä | |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Massachusetts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mas.saˈt͡ʃu.sets/
- Rhymes: -usets
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Massachusetts, from Massachusett muswachꝏsut (massadchᵫset, “big mountain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.sat͡ʂˈju.sɛts/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -usɛts
- Syllabification: Ma‧ssa‧chu‧setts
Further reading
- Massachusetts in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Massachusetts in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Massachusetts.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌma.sa.ˈʃu.sets/
Romanian
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmeset͡ʃuːset͡s]
Proper noun
Massachusetts n (genitive singular Massachusetts)
- Massachusetts (a state of the United States)
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