Delaware

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English[edit]

Map of US highlighting Delaware

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware

  1. A river in the northeastern United States, running from the Catskills into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
  2. The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
    Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape
  3. Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
    Synonym: Lenape
  4. The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
  5. A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
  6. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
    1. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
    2. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
    3. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
    4. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
    5. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
    6. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
    7. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
    8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
  7. A community in Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

Delaware (plural Delawares)

  1. A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
  2. An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware (genitive Delawares)

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Delaware.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdelɑʋe(ː)r/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ʋe̞(ː)r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdelɑʋɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝re̞]
  • English pronunciation also used

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Delaware
genitive Delawaren
partitive Delawarea
illative Delawareen
singular plural
nominative Delaware
accusative nom. Delaware
gen. Delawaren
genitive Delawaren
partitive Delawarea
inessive Delawaressa
elative Delawaresta
illative Delawareen
adessive Delawarella
ablative Delawarelta
allative Delawarelle
essive Delawarena
translative Delawareksi
abessive Delawaretta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawareni
accusative nom. Delawareni
gen. Delawareni
genitive Delawareni
partitive Delawareani
inessive Delawaressani
elative Delawarestani
illative Delawareeni
adessive Delawarellani
ablative Delawareltani
allative Delawarelleni
essive Delawarenani
translative Delawarekseni
abessive Delawarettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawaresi
accusative nom. Delawaresi
gen. Delawaresi
genitive Delawaresi
partitive Delawareasi
inessive Delawaressasi
elative Delawarestasi
illative Delawareesi
adessive Delawarellasi
ablative Delawareltasi
allative Delawarellesi
essive Delawarenasi
translative Delawareksesi
abessive Delawarettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawaremme
accusative nom. Delawaremme
gen. Delawaremme
genitive Delawaremme
partitive Delawareamme
inessive Delawaressamme
elative Delawarestamme
illative Delawareemme
adessive Delawarellamme
ablative Delawareltamme
allative Delawarellemme
essive Delawarenamme
translative Delawareksemme
abessive Delawarettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawarenne
accusative nom. Delawarenne
gen. Delawarenne
genitive Delawarenne
partitive Delawareanne
inessive Delawaressanne
elative Delawarestanne
illative Delawareenne
adessive Delawarellanne
ablative Delawareltanne
allative Delawarellenne
essive Delawarenanne
translative Delawareksenne
abessive Delawarettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawarensa
accusative nom. Delawarensa
gen. Delawarensa
genitive Delawarensa
partitive Delawareaan
Delawareansa
inessive Delawaressaan
Delawaressansa
elative Delawarestaan
Delawarestansa
illative Delawareensa
adessive Delawarellaan
Delawarellansa
ablative Delawareltaan
Delawareltansa
allative Delawarelleen
Delawarellensa
essive Delawarenaan
Delawarenansa
translative Delawarekseen
Delawareksensa
abessive Delawarettaan
Delawarettansa
instructive
comitative

Inflects like risti in speech.

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware m

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈla.wɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awɛr
  • Syllabification: De‧la‧ware

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware n (indeclinable)

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware f (indeclinable)

  1. Delaware (a river in the United States)

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware m

  1. Delaware (a river in the eastern United States)
  2. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Noun[edit]

Delaware m or f by sense (plural Delaware or Delawares)

  1. Alternative spelling of delaware

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware n

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

References[edit]

  • Delaware”, 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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Delaware m

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

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