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Map of US highlighting Louisiana

Etymology edit

From French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France.

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Louisiana

  1. A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.
  2. (historical) A vast territory in central North America:
    1. An administrative district of New France. (1682–1769; 1801–1803)
    2. A governorate of New Spain. (1769–1801)
    3. A former territory of the United States. (1805–1812)
  3. A city in Pike County, Missouri, named for the founder's daughter, Louisiana Bayse.
  4. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
  5. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and especially its athletic program, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
  6. A female given name.

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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

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Proper noun edit

Louisiana f (related adjective louisianský, demonym Louisiaňan, female demonym Louisiaňanka)

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

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Danish edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Louisiana.

Proper noun edit

Louisiana (genitive Louisianas)

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English Louisiana.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlui̯siɑ(ː)nɑ/, [ˈlui̯s̠iˌɑ̝(ː)nɑ̝]
  • Syllabification(key): Loui‧sia‧na

Proper noun edit

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

Declension edit

Inflection of Louisiana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominativeLouisiana
genitiveLouisianan
partitiveLouisianaa
illativeLouisianaan
singularplural
nominativeLouisiana
accusativenom.Louisiana
gen.Louisianan
genitiveLouisianan
partitiveLouisianaa
inessiveLouisianassa
elativeLouisianasta
illativeLouisianaan
adessiveLouisianalla
ablativeLouisianalta
allativeLouisianalle
essiveLouisianana
translativeLouisianaksi
abessiveLouisianatta
instructive
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Louisiana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativeLouisianani
accusativenom.Louisianani
gen.Louisianani
genitiveLouisianani
partitiveLouisianaani
inessiveLouisianassani
elativeLouisianastani
illativeLouisianaani
adessiveLouisianallani
ablativeLouisianaltani
allativeLouisianalleni
essiveLouisiananani
translativeLouisianakseni
abessiveLouisianattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativeLouisianasi
accusativenom.Louisianasi
gen.Louisianasi
genitiveLouisianasi
partitiveLouisianaasi
inessiveLouisianassasi
elativeLouisianastasi
illativeLouisianaasi
adessiveLouisianallasi
ablativeLouisianaltasi
allativeLouisianallesi
essiveLouisiananasi
translativeLouisianaksesi
abessiveLouisianattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativeLouisianamme
accusativenom.Louisianamme
gen.Louisianamme
genitiveLouisianamme
partitiveLouisianaamme
inessiveLouisianassamme
elativeLouisianastamme
illativeLouisianaamme
adessiveLouisianallamme
ablativeLouisianaltamme
allativeLouisianallemme
essiveLouisiananamme
translativeLouisianaksemme
abessiveLouisianattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativeLouisiananne
accusativenom.Louisiananne
gen.Louisiananne
genitiveLouisiananne
partitiveLouisianaanne
inessiveLouisianassanne
elativeLouisianastanne
illativeLouisianaanne
adessiveLouisianallanne
ablativeLouisianaltanne
allativeLouisianallenne
essiveLouisianananne
translativeLouisianaksenne
abessiveLouisianattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singularplural
nominativeLouisianansa
accusativenom.Louisianansa
gen.Louisianansa
genitiveLouisianansa
partitiveLouisianaansa
inessiveLouisianassaan
Louisianassansa
elativeLouisianastaan
Louisianastansa
illativeLouisianaansa
adessiveLouisianallaan
Louisianallansa
ablativeLouisianaltaan
Louisianaltansa
allativeLouisianalleen
Louisianallensa
essiveLouisiananaan
Louisiananansa
translativeLouisianakseen
Louisianaksensa
abessiveLouisianattaan
Louisianattansa
instructive
comitative

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Proper noun edit

Louisiana f

  1. Alternative spelling of Luisiana

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Louisiana f (genitive singular Louisiany, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

References edit

  • Louisiana”, 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