Minnesota

Minnesota

English

Map of US highlighting Minnesota

Etymology

From Lakota mní šóta (literally “cloudy water”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/, [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə]

• Audio (US, Midland English dialect, women's voice)

  (file)

• Audio (US, Minnesota native dialect, men's voice)

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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

• Minnesotan
• Minnesota nice
• MN

Translations

a state of the United States of America

Arabic: مِينِيسُوتَا‎ f (minisūtā) Chinese: Mandarin: 明尼蘇達州／明尼苏达州 (zh) (Míngnísūdá-zhōu), 明尼蘇達／明尼苏达 (zh) (Míngnísūdá) Czech: Minnesota (cs) f Danish: Minnesota Esperanto: Minesoto Finnish: Minnesota (fi) Galician: Minnesota (gl) f Georgian: მინესოტა (minesoṭa) German: Minnesota (de) Greek: Μινεσότα (el) f (Minesóta) Hebrew: מינסוטה‎ (he) f (Minnesota) Hindi: मिनेसोटा (minesoṭā) Icelandic: Minnesota Japanese: ミネソタ州 (Minesota-shū), ミネソタ (Minesota) Khmer: មីនីសូតា (miiniisoutaa) Korean: 미네소타 (Minesota) Macedonian: Минесо́та f (Minesóta) Navajo: Mínisóodah hahoodzo Ojibwe: Minisooding Persian: مینسوتا‎ (minesutâ) Polish: Minnesota (pl) f Portuguese: Minnesota (pt) m, Minesota m Russian: Миннесо́та (ru) f (Minnesóta) Spanish: Minnesota (es) f Thai: มินนิโซตา (min-ní-soo-dtâa) Turkish: Minnesota Ukrainian: Міннесо́та f (Minnesóta) Uyghur: مىننېسوتا‎ (minnësota) Yiddish: מינעסאָטאַ‎ (minesota)

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

Anagrams

• Mansonite, antimeson, antinomes, mannitose, nominates

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnɛsota]

Proper noun

Minnesota f

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Declension

Declension of Minnesota

	singular
nominative	Minnesota
genitive	Minnesoty
dative	Minnesotě
accusative	Minnesotu
vocative	Minnesoto
locative	Minnesotě
instrumental	Minnesotou

Derived terms

• Minnesoťan
• minnesotský

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Proper noun

Minnesota (genitive Minnesotas)

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

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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

Anagrams

• mainosten, ostaminen

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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

• nominaste

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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

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nɛˈsɔ.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• 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

Declension of Minnesota

	singular
nominative	Minnesota
genitive	Minnesoty
dative	Minnesocie
accusative	Minnesotę
instrumental	Minnesotą
locative	Minnesocie
vocative	Minnesoto

Derived terms

adjective

• minnesocki

 

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Minesota

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.neˈso.tɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.nɨˈzɔ.tɐ/

Proper noun

Minnesota m

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

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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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Minnesota f

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Related terms

• minesoto

See also

• Minnesota on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es