Paraguay
See also: paraguay
English
Etymology
Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) i (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraguay
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay.
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...
- 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:
- The Paraguay River, a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
Derived terms
Translations
country in South America
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈparaɡvaj]
Proper noun
Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský)
- Paraguay (a country in South America; capital: Asunción)
Declension
Declension of Paraguay (sg-only soft feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Paraguay |
| genitive | Paraguaye |
| dative | Paraguayi |
| accusative | Paraguayi |
| vocative | Paraguaye |
| locative | Paraguayi |
| instrumental | Paraguayí |
Related terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑˌɡuɑi̯]
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯]
- Syllabification(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay
Declension
| Inflection of Paraguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Paraguay | — | ||
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | ||
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | ||
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Paraguay | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Paraguay | — | |
| gen. | Paraguayn | |||
| genitive | Paraguayn | — | ||
| partitive | Paraguayta | — | ||
| inessive | Paraguayssa | — | ||
| elative | Paraguaysta | — | ||
| illative | Paraguayhin | — | ||
| adessive | Paraguaylla | — | ||
| ablative | Paraguaylta | — | ||
| allative | Paraguaylle | — | ||
| essive | Paraguayna | — | ||
| translative | Paraguayksi | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Paraguaytta | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwɛ/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwaj/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)raˌɡu̯aɪ̯/, [ˈpaʁaˌɡʋaɪ̯], [ˈpaːʁa-], [-ɡuˌaɪ̯]
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay)
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Paraguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.wa.ˈɨ/
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒɡvaːj]
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guay
- Rhymes: -aːj
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Paraguay | — |
| accusative | Paraguayt | — |
| dative | Paraguaynak | — |
| instrumental | Paraguayjal | — |
| causal-final | Paraguayért | — |
| translative | Paraguayjá | — |
| terminative | Paraguayig | — |
| essive-formal | Paraguayként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Paraguayban | — |
| superessive | Paraguayon | — |
| adessive | Paraguaynál | — |
| illative | Paraguayba | — |
| sublative | Paraguayra | — |
| allative | Paraguayhoz | — |
| elative | Paraguayból | — |
| delative | Paraguayról | — |
| ablative | Paraguaytól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Paraguayé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Paraguayéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Paraguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Paraguayom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Paraguayod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Paraguaya | — |
| 1st person plural | Paraguayunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Paraguayotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Paraguayuk | — |
Derived terms
- paraguayi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.raˈɡwaj/[1]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guày
Derived terms
References
- Paraguay in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
Norwegian Bokmål

Flag of Paraguay
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Spanish
Etymology
From Guaraní Paraguay, formed either from para (“sea”) + gúa (“bordering”) or from paraguã (“crown of feathers”) + y (“river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾaˈɡwai/ [pa.ɾaˈɣ̞wai̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧guay
Proper noun
Paraguay m
- Paraguay (a country in South America)
- Paraguay River (a major river in South America)
Usage notes
The definite article is optional when referring to Paraguay in Spanish (i.e. el Paraguay).
Derived terms
- guay de Paraguay
- guay del Paraguay
- paraguay
- paraguayismo
- paraguayo/paraguaya
Related terms
Swedish
Turkish
Declension
declension of Paraguay
possessive of Paraguay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Paraguay'ım | Paraguaylarım / Paraguay'larım |
| senin (your) | Paraguay'ın | Paraguayların / Paraguay'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Paraguay'ı | Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları |
| bizim (our) | Paraguay'ımız | Paraguaylarımız / Paraguay'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Paraguay'ınız | Paraguaylarınız / Paraguay'larınız |
| onların (their) | Paraguay'ı / Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları | Paraguayları / Paraguay'ları |
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
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