Delaware

English

Map of US highlighting Delaware

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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

  • DE (abbreviation)
  • Delaware Bay
  • Delaware corporation
  • Delaware County
  • Delaware Nation
  • Delaware River
  • Delaware Tribe of Indians
  • Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
  • Delaware Valley
  • Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area
  • Delawarean
  • Munsee-Delaware Nation

Translations

Noun

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

See also

  • De La Warr (became “Delaware”)
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Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Proper noun

Delaware (genitive Delawares)

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Derived terms

  • Delawarefloden

Finnish

Etymology

From English Delaware.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Delaware

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Declension

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 —
instructive — —
abessive Delawaretta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Delaware (type nalle)
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Delawarettani —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Delawarettasi —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Delawarettamme —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Delawarettanne —
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
—
instructive — —
abessive Delawarettaan
Delawarettansa
—
comitative — —

Inflects like risti in speech.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛr/
    • Rhymes: -ɛr
  • IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛjr/
    • Rhymes: -ɛjr

Proper noun

Delaware m

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Delaware n (indeclinable)

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Delaware f (indeclinable)

  1. Delaware (a river in the United States)

Further reading

  • Delaware in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Delaware in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛɻ/

Proper noun

Delaware m

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

Noun

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

  1. Alternative spelling of delaware

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdelavar]

Proper noun

Delaware n

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

References

  • Delaware in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

Delaware m

  1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

See also

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