Louisiana

English

Map of US highlighting Louisiana

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luːˌiːziˈænə/, /ləˌwiːziˈænə/
  • (Southern American English) IPA(key): /ˌluːziˈænə/
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  • Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

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.

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

Further reading

Czech

Proper noun

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

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Louisiana.

Proper noun

Louisiana (genitive Louisianas)

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Louisiana.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Louisiana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Louisiana —
genitive Louisianan —
partitive Louisianaa —
illative Louisianaan —
singular plural
nominative Louisiana —
accusative nom. Louisiana —
gen. Louisianan
genitive Louisianan —
partitive Louisianaa —
inessive Louisianassa —
elative Louisianasta —
illative Louisianaan —
adessive Louisianalla —
ablative Louisianalta —
allative Louisianalle —
essive Louisianana —
translative Louisianaksi —
abessive Louisianatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Louisiana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Louisianani —
accusative nom. Louisianani —
gen. Louisianani
genitive Louisianani —
partitive Louisianaani —
inessive Louisianassani —
elative Louisianastani —
illative Louisianaani —
adessive Louisianallani —
ablative Louisianaltani —
allative Louisianalleni —
essive Louisiananani —
translative Louisianakseni —
abessive Louisianattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Louisianasi —
accusative nom. Louisianasi —
gen. Louisianasi
genitive Louisianasi —
partitive Louisianaasi —
inessive Louisianassasi —
elative Louisianastasi —
illative Louisianaasi —
adessive Louisianallasi —
ablative Louisianaltasi —
allative Louisianallesi —
essive Louisiananasi —
translative Louisianaksesi —
abessive Louisianattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Louisianamme —
accusative nom. Louisianamme —
gen. Louisianamme
genitive Louisianamme —
partitive Louisianaamme —
inessive Louisianassamme —
elative Louisianastamme —
illative Louisianaamme —
adessive Louisianallamme —
ablative Louisianaltamme —
allative Louisianallemme —
essive Louisiananamme —
translative Louisianaksemme —
abessive Louisianattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Louisiananne —
accusative nom. Louisiananne —
gen. Louisiananne
genitive Louisiananne —
partitive Louisianaanne —
inessive Louisianassanne —
elative Louisianastanne —
illative Louisianaanne —
adessive Louisianallanne —
ablative Louisianaltanne —
allative Louisianallenne —
essive Louisianananne —
translative Louisianaksenne —
abessive Louisianattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Louisianansa —
accusative nom. Louisianansa —
gen. Louisianansa
genitive Louisianansa —
partitive Louisianaansa —
inessive Louisianassaan
Louisianassansa
—
elative Louisianastaan
Louisianastansa
—
illative Louisianaansa —
adessive Louisianallaan
Louisianallansa
—
ablative Louisianaltaan
Louisianaltansa
—
allative Louisianalleen
Louisianallensa
—
essive Louisiananaan
Louisiananansa
—
translative Louisianakseen
Louisianaksensa
—
abessive Louisianattaan
Louisianattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Italian

Proper noun

Louisiana f

  1. Alternative spelling of Luisiana

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈluiziaːna]

Proper noun

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

  1. Louisiana (a state of the United States)

References

  • “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
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