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

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæn.zəs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ænzəs

Proper noun

Kansas (plural Kansases) (abbreviated Kan., Kans., Ks.)

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

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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

References

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

Further reading

Czech

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (state of the mid United States)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Proper noun

Kansas (genitive Kansas')

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑs/, [ˈkɑns̠ɑs̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnsɑs
  • Syllabification(key): Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas

  1. Kansas (a 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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kansas (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasini —
accusative nom. Kansasini —
gen. Kansasini
genitive Kansasini —
partitive Kansasiani —
inessive Kansasissani —
elative Kansasistani —
illative Kansasiini —
adessive Kansasillani —
ablative Kansasiltani —
allative Kansasilleni —
essive Kansasinani —
translative Kansasikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Kansasittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasisi —
accusative nom. Kansasisi —
gen. Kansasisi
genitive Kansasisi —
partitive Kansasiasi —
inessive Kansasissasi —
elative Kansasistasi —
illative Kansasiisi —
adessive Kansasillasi —
ablative Kansasiltasi —
allative Kansasillesi —
essive Kansasinasi —
translative Kansasiksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Kansasittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasimme —
accusative nom. Kansasimme —
gen. Kansasimme
genitive Kansasimme —
partitive Kansasiamme —
inessive Kansasissamme —
elative Kansasistamme —
illative Kansasiimme —
adessive Kansasillamme —
ablative Kansasiltamme —
allative Kansasillemme —
essive Kansasinamme —
translative Kansasiksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Kansasittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasinne —
accusative nom. Kansasinne —
gen. Kansasinne
genitive Kansasinne —
partitive Kansasianne —
inessive Kansasissanne —
elative Kansasistanne —
illative Kansasiinne —
adessive Kansasillanne —
ablative Kansasiltanne —
allative Kansasillenne —
essive Kansasinanne —
translative Kansasiksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Kansasittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasinsa —
accusative nom. Kansasinsa —
gen. Kansasinsa
genitive Kansasinsa —
partitive Kansasiaan
Kansasiansa
—
inessive Kansasissaan
Kansasissansa
—
elative Kansasistaan
Kansasistansa
—
illative Kansasiinsa —
adessive Kansasillaan
Kansasillansa
—
ablative Kansasiltaan
Kansasiltansa
—
allative Kansasilleen
Kansasillensa
—
essive Kansasinaan
Kansasinansa
—
translative Kansasikseen
Kansasiksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Kansasittaan
Kansasittansa
—
comitative — —

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.sas/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ansas
  • Hyphenation: Kàn‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

References

  1. Kansas in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas, from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.zas/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anzas
  • Syllabification: Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas n (indeclinable)

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.sas/

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkansas]

Proper noun

Kansas m inan (genitive singular Kansasu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkansas/ [ˈkãn.sas]
  • Rhymes: -ansas
  • Syllabification: Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas m

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Kan‧sas
  • IPA(key): /ˈkansas/, [ˈkan.sɐs]

Proper noun

Kansas

  1. Kansas (a state of the United States)
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