Saskatchewan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskaaciwani siipiy, “swift-flowing river”)

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /səˈskætʃ.əˌwɑːn/, /səˈskætʃ.ə.wən/
  • Audio (CAN)(file)
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Proper noun

Saskatchewan

  1. A river in Canada.
  2. Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.

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See also
  • Appendix:Place names in Saskatchewan

Finnish

Proper noun

Saskatchewan

  1. Saskatchewan (province of Canada)

Declension
Inflection of Saskatchewan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Saskatchewan —
genitive Saskatchewanin —
partitive Saskatchewania —
illative Saskatchewaniin —
singular plural
nominative Saskatchewan —
accusative nom. Saskatchewan —
gen. Saskatchewanin
genitive Saskatchewanin —
partitive Saskatchewania —
inessive Saskatchewanissa —
elative Saskatchewanista —
illative Saskatchewaniin —
adessive Saskatchewanilla —
ablative Saskatchewanilta —
allative Saskatchewanille —
essive Saskatchewanina —
translative Saskatchewaniksi —
instructive — —
abessive Saskatchewanitta —
comitative — —

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (“swift-flowing river”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sas.kat.ʃe.wɑ̃/
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Saskatchewan f

  1. Saskatchewan

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Saskatchewan.

Proper noun

Saskatchewan m

  1. Saskatchewan (a province of Canada)
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