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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
    • 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, ...
  2. The Paraguay River, a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈparaɡvaj]

Proper noun

Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský, demonym Paraguayec)

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Declension

Further reading

  • Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Paraguay in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay n

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish Paraguay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌɡuɑ̝i̯]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ɡʋɑ̝i̯]
  • Syllabification(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

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
abessive Paraguaytta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Paraguay (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Paraguayni
accusative nom. Paraguayni
gen. Paraguayni
genitive Paraguayni
partitive Paraguaytani
inessive Paraguayssani
elative Paraguaystani
illative Paraguayhini
adessive Paraguayllani
ablative Paraguayltani
allative Paraguaylleni
essive Paraguaynani
translative Paraguaykseni
abessive Paraguayttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Paraguaysi
accusative nom. Paraguaysi
gen. Paraguaysi
genitive Paraguaysi
partitive Paraguaytasi
inessive Paraguayssasi
elative Paraguaystasi
illative Paraguayhisi
adessive Paraguayllasi
ablative Paraguayltasi
allative Paraguayllesi
essive Paraguaynasi
translative Paraguayksesi
abessive Paraguayttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Paraguaymme
accusative nom. Paraguaymme
gen. Paraguaymme
genitive Paraguaymme
partitive Paraguaytamme
inessive Paraguayssamme
elative Paraguaystamme
illative Paraguayhimme
adessive Paraguayllamme
ablative Paraguayltamme
allative Paraguayllemme
essive Paraguaynamme
translative Paraguayksemme
abessive Paraguayttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Paraguaynne
accusative nom. Paraguaynne
gen. Paraguaynne
genitive Paraguaynne
partitive Paraguaytanne
inessive Paraguayssanne
elative Paraguaystanne
illative Paraguayhinne
adessive Paraguayllanne
ablative Paraguayltanne
allative Paraguayllenne
essive Paraguaynanne
translative Paraguayksenne
abessive Paraguayttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Paraguaynsa
accusative nom. Paraguaynsa
gen. Paraguaynsa
genitive Paraguaynsa
partitive Paraguaytaan
Paraguaytansa
inessive Paraguayssaan
Paraguayssansa
elative Paraguaystaan
Paraguaystansa
illative Paraguayhinsa
adessive Paraguayllaan
Paraguayllansa
ablative Paraguayltaan
Paraguayltansa
allative Paraguaylleen
Paraguayllensa
essive Paraguaynaan
Paraguaynansa
translative Paraguaykseen
Paraguayksensa
abessive Paraguayttaan
Paraguayttansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwɛ/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwaj/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)raˌɡu̯aɪ̯/, [ˈpaʁaˌɡʋaɪ̯], [ˈpaːʁa-], [-ɡuˌaɪ̯]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay)

  1. 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/

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Asunción (the capital and largest city of Paraguay)

Usage notes

Paraguay is the name of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. The name of the country is Paraguái.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒɡvaːj]
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guay
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Paraguay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈɡwaj/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guày

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Derived terms

References

  1. Paraguay in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

Norwegian Bokmål

Flag of Paraguay

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Paraguay m

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1945) of Paraguai.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
  2. 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

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Declension

See also

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Paraguay

  1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
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