Nebraska
English
editEtymology
editProbably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈbɹæskə/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
editNebraska
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- Synonym: Cornhusker State
- 2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “FIFA II”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 15, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
- Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!
- (historical) A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
- Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio.
- Ellipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- Synonym: (initialism) UNL
Derived terms
editTranslations
editUS state
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See also
editStates: 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 |
Further reading
editDanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Nebraska.
Proper noun
editNebraska (genitive Nebraskas)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNebraska
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Declension
editInflection of Nebraska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Nebraska | — | |
genitive | Nebraskan | — | |
partitive | Nebraskaa | — | |
illative | Nebraskaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Nebraska | — | |
accusative | nom. | Nebraska | — |
gen. | Nebraskan | ||
genitive | Nebraskan | — | |
partitive | Nebraskaa | — | |
inessive | Nebraskassa | — | |
elative | Nebraskasta | — | |
illative | Nebraskaan | — | |
adessive | Nebraskalla | — | |
ablative | Nebraskalta | — | |
allative | Nebraskalle | — | |
essive | Nebraskana | — | |
translative | Nebraskaksi | — | |
abessive | Nebraskatta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Nebraska.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNebraska m
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Nebraska, probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Declension
editDeclension of Nebraska
Further reading
edit- Nebraska in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNebraska f (genitive singular Nebrasky, declension pattern of žena)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
References
edit- “Nebraska”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Nebraska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Nebraska.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /nebˈɾaska/ [n̪ɛbˈɾas.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: Neb‧ras‧ka
Proper noun
editNebraska (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜃ)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from Chiwere
- English terms derived from Chiwere
- English terms derived from Omaha-Ponca
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Nebraska, USA
- en:States of the United States
- en:Places in the United States
- English terms with quotations
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Territories of the United States
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Ghost towns in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Ghost towns in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- English ellipses
- en:Universities
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Nebraska, USA
- da:States of the United States
- da:Places in the United States
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ebrɑskɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ebrɑskɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Nebraska, USA
- fi:States of the United States
- fi:Places in the United States
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/aska
- Rhymes:Italian/aska/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian terms spelled with K
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Nebraska, USA
- it:States of the United States
- it:Places in the United States
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish unadapted borrowings from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish terms derived from Chiwere
- Polish terms derived from Omaha-Ponca
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/aska
- Rhymes:Polish/aska/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Nebraska, USA
- pl:States of the United States
- pl:Places in the United States
- Polish singularia tantum
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak feminine nouns
- sk:Nebraska, USA
- sk:States of the United States
- sk:Places in the United States
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aska
- Rhymes:Spanish/aska/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Nebraska, USA
- es:States of the United States
- es:Places in the United States
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aska
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aska/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Nebraska, USA
- tl:States of the United States
- tl:Places in the United States