Nova Scotia
English
Etymology
From Latin, literally “New Scotland”, from nova, feminine of novus (“new”) + Scōtia (“Scotland”).
Pronunciation
- (Canada, General American) IPA(key): /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Nova Scotia
Derived terms
- Nova Scotian
- NS, N.S., N. S. (abbreviation)
Translations
province in eastern Canada
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoʋɑ ˈskou̯ʃɑ/, [ˈno̞ʋɑ ˈs̠ko̞u̯ʃɑ]
Declension
| Inflection of Nova Scotia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nova Scotia | — | |
| genitive | Nova Scotian | — | |
| partitive | Nova Scotiaa | — | |
| illative | Nova Scotiaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Nova Scotia | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Nova Scotia | — |
| gen. | Nova Scotian | ||
| genitive | Nova Scotian | — | |
| partitive | Nova Scotiaa | — | |
| inessive | Nova Scotiassa | — | |
| elative | Nova Scotiasta | — | |
| illative | Nova Scotiaan | — | |
| adessive | Nova Scotialla | — | |
| ablative | Nova Scotialta | — | |
| allative | Nova Scotialle | — | |
| essive | Nova Scotiana | — | |
| translative | Nova Scotiaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Nova Scotiatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Nova Scotia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Nova Scotiani | Nova Scotiamme |
| 2nd person | Nova Scotiasi | Nova Scotianne |
| 3rd person | Nova Scotiansa | |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯a ˈskoː.ti.a/, [ˈnou̯ä ˈs̠koːt̪iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va ˈskot.t͡si.a/, [ˈnɔːvä ˈskɔt̪ː͡s̪iä]
Declension
First-declension adjective with a first-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nova Scōtia |
| Genitive | Novae Scōtiae |
| Dative | Novae Scōtiae |
| Accusative | Novam Scōtiam |
| Ablative | Novā Scōtiā |
| Vocative | Nova Scōtia |
| Locative | Novae Scōtiae |
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