Quebec
See also: quebec, Québec, and Quê-béc
Translingual
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Alternative forms
- quebec
Etymology
From English Quebec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [keˈbɛk][1]
Noun
Quebec
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU& IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter Q.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter Q.
Translations
the letter "Q" in a national spelling alphabet
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References
- DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
English
Alternative forms
- Québec (official)
Etymology
From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”), from Proto-Algonquian *kepeškawewa ("to block"). Cognate with Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), and Mi'kmaq Kepinkek (“Kepenkeck (Obstruction) Lake”). It originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The name of the city preceded that of the province.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/, /kwəˈbɛk/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/, /kɛˈbɛk/, /keɪˈbɛk/, /kwəˈbɛk/
Canada (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
Proper noun
Quebec
- A province in eastern Canada.
- 1996, Black, Eldon, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, OCLC 243884090, page 9:
- And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.
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- The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Synonyms
- (Capital city of Quebec): Quebec City, Québec City
Derived terms
- (province): QC, Que., Que, Qc., Qc, P.Q., P. Q., PQ (abbreviation)
Related terms
- Quebecer, Quebecker
- Quebecian
- Quebecism
- Quebecois, Québécois
Translations
province
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city
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References
Proto-Algonquian dictionary
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəˈbɛk/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /keˈbɛk/
Proper noun
Quebec m
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Derived terms
- quebequès
Finnish
Etymology
From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkebek/, [ˈke̞be̞k]
Proper noun
Quebec
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Declension
- When written:
| Inflection of Quebec (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Quebec | — | |
| genitive | Quebecin | — | |
| partitive | Quebecia | — | |
| illative | Quebeciin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Quebec | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Quebec | — |
| gen. | Quebecin | ||
| genitive | Quebecin | — | |
| partitive | Quebecia | — | |
| inessive | Quebecissa | — | |
| elative | Quebecista | — | |
| illative | Quebeciin | — | |
| adessive | Quebecilla | — | |
| ablative | Quebecilta | — | |
| allative | Quebecille | — | |
| essive | Quebecina | — | |
| translative | Quebeciksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Quebecitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Quebec (type risti) | ||
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| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Quebecini | Quebecimme |
| 2nd person | Quebecisi | Quebecinne |
| 3rd person | Quebecinsa | |
- When spoken:
| Inflection of Quebec (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Quebec | — | |
| genitive | Quebecin | — | |
| partitive | Quebeciä | — | |
| illative | Quebeciin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Quebec | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Quebec | — |
| gen. | Quebecin | ||
| genitive | Quebecin | — | |
| partitive | Quebeciä | — | |
| inessive | Quebecissä | — | |
| elative | Quebecistä | — | |
| illative | Quebeciin | — | |
| adessive | Quebecillä | — | |
| ablative | Quebeciltä | — | |
| allative | Quebecille | — | |
| essive | Quebecinä | — | |
| translative | Quebeciksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Quebecittä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Quebec (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Quebecini | Quebecimme |
| 2nd person | Quebecisi | Quebecinne |
| 3rd person | Quebecinsä | |
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Quebec, from French Québec, from Algonquin kepék.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛˈbɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛbɛk
- Syllabification: Que‧bec
Proper noun
Quebec m inan
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Declension
Declension of Quebec
| singular | |
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| nominative | Quebec |
| genitive | Quebecu |
| dative | Quebecowi |
| accusative | Quebec |
| instrumental | Quebekiem |
| locative | Quebecu |
| vocative | Quebecu |
Further reading
- Quebec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Quebec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French Québec.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈbɛ.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈbɛ.ke/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈbɛ.k(ɨ)/ [kɨˈβɛ.k(ɨ)]
Proper noun
Quebec m
- Alternative form of Quebeque
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkvibek]
Proper noun
Quebec m (genitive singular Quebecu)
- Alternative form of Québec
References
- Quebec in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Québec
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈbek/ [keˈβ̞ek]
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: Que‧bec
Proper noun
Quebec m
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Derived terms
- quebequense
- quebequés