Kansas

See also: Kansas'

English

Map of US highlighting Kansas

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.zəs/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Kansas

  1. A state of the mid United States of America. Capital: Topeka.
  2. University of Kansas.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Kansas
  • Jayhawk
  • Jayhawker

References

  1. William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States ISBN 0806135980, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)

Further reading


Czech

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (state of the mid United States of America)

Derived terms


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Proper noun

Kansas (genitive Kansas')

  1. Kansas

Finnish

Etymology

From English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑs/, [ˈkɑns̠ɑs̠]
  • Hyphenation: Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas

  1. Kansas (state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kansas
genitive Kansasin
partitive Kansasia
illative Kansasiin
singular plural
nominative Kansas
accusative nom. Kansas
gen. Kansasin
genitive Kansasin
partitive Kansasia
inessive Kansasissa
elative Kansasista
illative Kansasiin
adessive Kansasilla
ablative Kansasilta
allative Kansasille
essive Kansasina
translative Kansasiksi
instructive
abessive Kansasitta
comitative

Anagrams


French

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.sas/, /kan.zas/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas

Italian

Etymology

From English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.sas/

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkansas/, [ˈkãnsas]

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas

See also

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