Long Island
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/
- (NYC) IPA(key): [ˌlɔəŋ(ɡ) ˈɑɪlənd]
Etymology 1
- (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs.
- (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape.
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Proper noun
Long Island
- The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York.
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
- B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
- Meronym: East End
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
- An island in Antigua and Barbuda.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.
Derived terms
- Lawn Guyland (eye dialect)
- Long Island City
- Long Islander
- Long Island iced tea
- Strong Island (slang)
Related terms
- LIRR
Translations
island in New York
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Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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windward shore of Long Island, The Bahamas
Proper noun
Long Island
- A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.
Synonyms
- Yuma (original Arawak name)
- Fernandina (name by Christopher Columbus)
Translations
a district of the Bahamas
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Finnish
Proper noun
Long Island
- Long Island (any place called "Long Island" in English, particularly an island to the east of New York City)
Declension
- on Long Island = Long Islandilla (adessive case)
Inflection of Long Island (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Long Island | Long Islandit | |
genitive | Long Islandin | Long Islandien | |
partitive | Long Islandia | Long Islandeja | |
illative | Long Islandiin | Long Islandeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Long Island | Long Islandit | |
accusative | nom. | Long Island | Long Islandit |
gen. | Long Islandin | ||
genitive | Long Islandin | Long Islandien | |
partitive | Long Islandia | Long Islandeja | |
inessive | Long Islandissa | Long Islandeissa | |
elative | Long Islandista | Long Islandeista | |
illative | Long Islandiin | Long Islandeihin | |
adessive | Long Islandilla | Long Islandeilla | |
ablative | Long Islandilta | Long Islandeilta | |
allative | Long Islandille | Long Islandeille | |
essive | Long Islandina | Long Islandeina | |
translative | Long Islandiksi | Long Islandeiksi | |
instructive | — | Long Islandein | |
abessive | Long Islanditta | Long Islandeitta | |
comitative | — | Long Islandeineen |
Possessive forms of Long Island (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Long Islandini | Long Islandimme |
2nd person | Long Islandisi | Long Islandinne |
3rd person | Long Islandinsa |