Illinois
English
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Etymology
From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois
- A state of the United States, named for the people.
- A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
- The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
- 1917, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, page 91:
- Another interesting Illinois word is the name of the celebrated chief, which the French made Chachagouache.
- 2004, Sandy Nestor, Indian Placenames in America, volume 1, page 61:
- PISTAKEE LAKE (Lake) Part of the Chain of Lakes, Pistakee is an Illinois word taken from pestekouy, meaning "buffalo"[.]
- 2005, Jennifer Lee, The Illinois Confederacy of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, ..., page 5:
- These words are believed to have come from the Illinois word "irenweewa," which meant "he speaks in the ordinary way."
- 2013, Brett Rushforth, Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries, page 56:
- Another Illinois word describing physical detention, kikiȣnakiȣi, meant “slave” in the seventeenth century, but in modern usage the root has softened into a meaning that suggests being detained, held up, or merely running late.
- A river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River.
- A river in Colorado, United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River.
- A river in Oklahoma, United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River.
- A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River.
- Some townships in the United States, listed under Illinois Township.
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Illinois (plural Illinois)
- A member of the above-mentioned tribe.
Translations
See also
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
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Illinois.
Proper noun
Illinois (genitive Illinois')
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
Declension
Inflection of Illinois (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Illinois | — | |
genitive | Illinoisin | — | |
partitive | Illinoisia | — | |
illative | Illinoisiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Illinois | — | |
accusative | nom. | Illinois | — |
gen. | Illinoisin | ||
genitive | Illinoisin | — | |
partitive | Illinoisia | — | |
inessive | Illinoisissa | — | |
elative | Illinoisista | — | |
illative | Illinoisiin | — | |
adessive | Illinoisilla | — | |
ablative | Illinoisilta | — | |
allative | Illinoisille | — | |
essive | Illinoisina | — | |
translative | Illinoisiksi | — | |
abessive | Illinoisitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois m
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: Ilinwa
German
Etymology
From French Illinois, chiefly through English Illinois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪliˌnɔʏ̯/
- IPA(key): /ˌɪliˈnɔʏ̯/ (probably less common)
Audio: (file) (unclear which stress pattern is used)
Proper noun
Illinois n (proper noun, genitive Illinois' or (with an article) Illinois)
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Illinois.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois m
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
References
- ^ Illinois in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Illinois, from a French adaptation of an Algonquian name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois n (indeclinable)
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
- Illinois (a river in the United States)
Further reading
- Illinois in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Illinois.
Proper noun
Illinois m
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Illinois m inan
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
References
- “Illinois”, 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
Proper noun
Illinois m
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
See also
Illinois on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Swedish
Proper noun
Illinois n (genitive Illinois)
- Illinois (a state of the United States)
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Algonquian languages
- English terms derived from Ojibwe
- English terms derived from Miami
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Illinois, USA
- en:States of the United States
- en:Places in the United States
- English terms with quotations
- en:Rivers in Illinois, USA
- en:Rivers in the United States
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Rivers in Colorado, USA
- en:Places in Colorado, USA
- en:Rivers in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Rivers in Oregon, USA
- en:Places in Oregon, USA
- en:Townships
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Native American tribes
- en:Universities
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Illinois, 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/ilːinois
- Rhymes:Finnish/ilːinois/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Illinois, USA
- fi:States of the United States
- fi:Places in the United States
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Illinois, USA
- fr:States of the United States
- fr:Places in the United States
- German terms derived from French
- German terms derived from English
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Illinois, USA
- de:States of the United States
- de:Places in the United States
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔjs
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔjs/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Illinois, USA
- it:States of the United States
- it:Places in the United States
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish terms derived from Algonquian languages
- Polish terms derived from Miami
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/inɔj
- Rhymes:Polish/inɔj/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Illinois, USA
- pl:States of the United States
- pl:Places in the United States
- pl:Rivers in the United States
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Illinois, USA
- pt:States of the United States
- pt:Places in the United States
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak masculine nouns
- Slovak inanimate nouns
- sk:Illinois, USA
- sk:States of the United States
- sk:Places in the United States
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Illinois, USA
- es:States of the United States
- es:Places in the United States
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Illinois, USA
- sv:States of the United States
- sv:Places in the United States