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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