Minnesota

English

Map of US highlighting Minnesota

Etymology

From Lakota mní šóta (literally cloudy water).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/, [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə]
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  • Rhymes: -əʊtə

Proper noun

Minnesota

  1. A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
  2. A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
  3. (historical) A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
  4. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪnɛsota]

Proper noun

Minnesota f

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Declension

Derived terms


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Proper noun

Minnesota (genitive Minnesotas)

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈminːesotɑ/, [ˈminːe̞ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -otɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Min‧ne‧so‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Minnesota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Minnesota
genitive Minnesotan
partitive Minnesotaa
illative Minnesotaan
singular plural
nominative Minnesota
accusative nom. Minnesota
gen. Minnesotan
genitive Minnesotan
partitive Minnesotaa
inessive Minnesotassa
elative Minnesotasta
illative Minnesotaan
adessive Minnesotalla
ablative Minnesotalta
allative Minnesotalle
essive Minnesotana
translative Minnesotaksi
instructive
abessive Minnesotatta
comitative
Possessive forms of Minnesota (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person Minnesotani Minnesotamme
2nd person Minnesotasi Minnesotanne
3rd person Minnesotansa

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /min.neˈzɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧sò‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota m

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Anagrams


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /min.neˈsoː.ta/, [mɪnːɛˈs̠oːt̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /min.neˈso.ta/, [minːeˈs̬ɔːt̪ä]

Proper noun

Minnesōta f sg (genitive Minnesōtae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Minnesota

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Minnesōta
Genitive Minnesōtae
Dative Minnesōtae
Accusative Minnesōtam
Ablative Minnesōtā
Vocative Minnesōta
Locative Minnesōtae

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota, from Lakota mní sóta (literally cloudy water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.nɛˈsɔ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: Mi‧nne‧so‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota f

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)
  2. Minnesota (a river in the United States)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Minnesota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Minnesota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Minesota

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.neˈso.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.neˈso.ta/

Proper noun

Minnesota m

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈminesota]

Proper noun

Minnesota f (genitive singular Minnesoty, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

References

  • Minnesota in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mineˈsota/ [mi.neˈso.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota

Proper noun

Minnesota f

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)
  • minesoto

See also

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