Oregon
English
Map of US highlighting Oregon
Etymology
From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language:
- A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”).
- Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”)
- Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”)
- Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”)
- Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”)
See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɪɡən/, /ˈɔɹəɡɪn/, (proscribed) /ˈɔɹɪɡɑn/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹɪɡən/
- (Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɡən/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
- Homophone: organ
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹɪɡən/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Oregon
- A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
- Several other locations in the United States:
- A ghost town in Boone County, Arkansas.
- A small city, the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- A minor city, the county seat of Holt County, Missouri.
- A city in Lucas County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.
- A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- University of Oregon.
Derived terms
- OR
- Oregon alder
- Oregon boot
- Oregon City
- Oregon County
- Oregonian
- Oregon myrtle
Translations
northwestern 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 |
Central Nahuatl
Danish
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoreɡon/, [ˈo̞re̞ɡo̞n]
- Rhymes: -oreɡon
- Syllabification(key): O‧re‧gon
Declension
| Inflection of Oregon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Oregon | — | |
| genitive | Oregonin | — | |
| partitive | Oregonia | — | |
| illative | Oregoniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Oregon | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Oregon | — |
| gen. | Oregonin | ||
| genitive | Oregonin | — | |
| partitive | Oregonia | — | |
| inessive | Oregonissa | — | |
| elative | Oregonista | — | |
| illative | Oregoniin | — | |
| adessive | Oregonilla | — | |
| ablative | Oregonilta | — | |
| allative | Oregonille | — | |
| essive | Oregonina | — | |
| translative | Oregoniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Oregonitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Oregon (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Oregonini | Oregonimme |
| 2nd person | Oregonisi | Oregoninne |
| 3rd person | Oregoninsa | |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːʁeɡɔn/
Haitian Creole
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.re.ɡon/
- Rhymes: -ɔreɡon
- Hyphenation: Ò‧re‧gon
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔˈrɛ.ɡɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡɔn
- Syllabification: O‧re‧gon
Declension
Portuguese
Romanian
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: O‧re‧gon
- IPA(key): /ˌʔoɾeˈɡon/, [ˌʔo.ɾeˈɣon]
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