Kentucky
English
Map of US highlighting Kentucky
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈtʌki/
- (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ʌki
Proper noun
Kentucky
- A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
- A village on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
- University of Kentucky.
- The Kentucky River, a river in the United States, a tributary of the Ohio River.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.
Synonyms
- Bluegrass State
- Corn-cracker State
- Dark and Bloody Ground State
- Hemp State
- Kaintuck
- Tobacco State
Derived terms
- Kenfucky
- Kensucky
- Kentuckian
- Kentucky coffeetree
- Kentucky rifle
- Kentucky windage
- KFC
- KY, Ky.
Translations
US state
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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 |
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kentucky.
Proper noun
Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
From English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkentɑki/, [ˈke̞n̪t̪ɑki]
Proper noun
Kentucky
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Declension
- After the pronunciation (more common):
| Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckya | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kentucky | — |
| gen. | Kentuckyn | ||
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckya | — | |
| inessive | Kentuckyssa | — | |
| elative | Kentuckysta | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| adessive | Kentuckylla | — | |
| ablative | Kentuckylta | — | |
| allative | Kentuckylle | — | |
| essive | Kentuckyna | — | |
| translative | Kentuckyksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Kentuckytta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Kentucky (type palvelu) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kentuckyni | Kentuckymme |
| 2nd person | Kentuckysi | Kentuckynne |
| 3rd person | Kentuckynsa | |
- After the spelling:
| Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckyä | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kentucky | — |
| gen. | Kentuckyn | ||
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckyä | — | |
| inessive | Kentuckyssä | — | |
| elative | Kentuckystä | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| adessive | Kentuckyllä | — | |
| ablative | Kentuckyltä | — | |
| allative | Kentuckylle | — | |
| essive | Kentuckynä | — | |
| translative | Kentuckyksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Kentuckyttä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Kentucky (type palvelu) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kentuckyni | Kentuckymme |
| 2nd person | Kentuckysi | Kentuckynne |
| 3rd person | Kentuckynsä | |
- In speech, inflects like risti.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ̃.ty.ki/, /kɑ̃.tɔ.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Kentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kenˈta.ki/
- Rhymes: -aki
Proper noun
Kentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛnˈta.ki/
- Rhymes: -aki
- Syllabification: Ken‧tu‧cky
Proper noun
Kentucky n (indeclinable)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
- Kentucky (a river in the United States)
Further reading
- Kentucky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Kentucky in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.
Proper noun
Kentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Romanian
Proper noun
Kentucky n
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkentaki]
Proper noun
Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
References
- Kentucky in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]
- Rhymes: -aki
- IPA(key): /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]
- Rhymes: -oki
Proper noun
Kentucky m
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
- kentuckiano
Further reading
Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es