Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts'

English

Map of US highlighting Massachusetts

Etymology

From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) +‎ wachuwees (“hill”) +‎ -ut (“locative suffix”) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/

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• (also New England) IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/

Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. A state of the United States.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• MA
• Massachusettsan
• Massachusettsian
• Massachusite
• Masshole

Translations

a state of the United States of America

• Arabic: مَاسَتْشُوسِتْس m (māsatšūsits)
• Armenian: Մասաչուսեթս (Masačʻusetʻs)
• Bengali: ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স (mêśacuśeṭs)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 麻省 (maa⁴ saang²)

  Mandarin: 麻薩諸塞／麻萨诸塞 (zh) (Másàzhūsài)

• Corsican: Massachusetts m
• Czech: Massachusetts (cs) m
• Danish: Massachusetts
• Dutch: Massachusetts (nl)
• Esperanto: Masaĉuseco
• Finnish: Massachusetts (fi)
• French: Massachusetts (fr) m
• Galician: Massachusetts (gl) m
• Georgian: მასაჩუსეტსი (masačuseṭsi)
• German: Massachusetts (de)
• Greek: Μασαχουσέτη (el) f (Masachouséti)
• Hawaiian: Makakukeka
• Hebrew: מסצ׳וסטס
• Hindi: मैसाचूसिट्स (maisācūsiṭs)
• Italian: Massachusetts (it) m
• Japanese: マサチューセッツ (Masachūsettsu)
• Khmer: ម៉ាសាឈូសេត (maasaachuuseet)
• Korean: 매사추세츠 (Maesachusecheu)
• Lao: ແມ​ສຊາຈູ​ແຊັສ (mǣt sā chū sæt), ແມ​ຊາ​ຈູ​ເຊດ (mǣ sā chū sēt), ແມດຊາຊູເຊດ (mǣt sā sū sēt)
• Limburgish: Massachusetts
• Macedonian: Масачу́сетс m (Masačúsets)
• Navajo: Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo
• Persian: ماساچوست (fa) (mâsâčuset)
• Polish: Massachusetts (pl) n
• Portuguese: Massachusetts (pt) m
• Russian: Массачу́сетс (ru) m (Massačúsɛts)
• Spanish: Massachusetts (es) m
• Swedish: Massachusetts (sv)
• Tamil: மாசச்சூசெட்ஸ் (mācaccūceṭs), மாசசூசெட்ஸ் (mācacūceṭs)
• Thai: แมสซาชูเซตส์ (mɛ́t-saa-chuu-sèet)
• Turkish: Massachusetts
• Ukrainian: Массачу́сетс (Massačúsets)
• Uyghur: ماسساچۇسېتس (massachusëts)
• Yiddish: מאַסאַטשוסעטס (masatshusets)

See also

• Bay Stater

References

• William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)

Further reading

• Massachusetts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Massachusetts (genitive Massachusetts')

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Massachusetts ?

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsɑtʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ɑ̝t̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmæsætʃy(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃy(ː)s̠e̞ts̠] (vowel harmony: ä)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmæsætʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
• English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Massachusetts	—
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsia	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Massachusetts	—
accusative	nom.	Massachusetts	—
	gen.	Massachusettsin
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsia	—
inessive		Massachusettsissa	—
elative		Massachusettsista	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
adessive		Massachusettsilla	—
ablative		Massachusettsilta	—
allative		Massachusettsille	—
essive		Massachusettsina	—
translative		Massachusettsiksi	—
abessive		Massachusettsitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsini — accusative nom. Massachusettsini — gen. Massachusettsini genitive Massachusettsini — partitive Massachusettsiani — inessive Massachusettsissani — elative Massachusettsistani — illative Massachusettsiini — adessive Massachusettsillani — ablative Massachusettsiltani — allative Massachusettsilleni — essive Massachusettsinani — translative Massachusettsikseni — abessive Massachusettsittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsisi — accusative nom. Massachusettsisi — gen. Massachusettsisi genitive Massachusettsisi — partitive Massachusettsiasi — inessive Massachusettsissasi — elative Massachusettsistasi — illative Massachusettsiisi — adessive Massachusettsillasi — ablative Massachusettsiltasi — allative Massachusettsillesi — essive Massachusettsinasi — translative Massachusettsiksesi — abessive Massachusettsittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsimme — accusative nom. Massachusettsimme — gen. Massachusettsimme genitive Massachusettsimme — partitive Massachusettsiamme — inessive Massachusettsissamme — elative Massachusettsistamme — illative Massachusettsiimme — adessive Massachusettsillamme — ablative Massachusettsiltamme — allative Massachusettsillemme — essive Massachusettsinamme — translative Massachusettsiksemme — abessive Massachusettsittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsinne — accusative nom. Massachusettsinne — gen. Massachusettsinne genitive Massachusettsinne — partitive Massachusettsianne — inessive Massachusettsissanne — elative Massachusettsistanne — illative Massachusettsiinne — adessive Massachusettsillanne — ablative Massachusettsiltanne — allative Massachusettsillenne — essive Massachusettsinanne — translative Massachusettsiksenne — abessive Massachusettsittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsinsa — accusative nom. Massachusettsinsa — gen. Massachusettsinsa genitive Massachusettsinsa — partitive Massachusettsiaan Massachusettsiansa — inessive Massachusettsissaan Massachusettsissansa — elative Massachusettsistaan Massachusettsistansa — illative Massachusettsiinsa — adessive Massachusettsillaan Massachusettsillansa — ablative Massachusettsiltaan Massachusettsiltansa — allative Massachusettsilleen Massachusettsillensa — essive Massachusettsinaan Massachusettsinansa — translative Massachusettsikseen Massachusettsiksensa — abessive Massachusettsittaan Massachusettsittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

• Only when speaking and with some pronunciations:

Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Massachusetts	—
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsiä	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Massachusetts	—
accusative	nom.	Massachusetts	—
	gen.	Massachusettsin
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsiä	—
inessive		Massachusettsissä	—
elative		Massachusettsistä	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
adessive		Massachusettsillä	—
ablative		Massachusettsiltä	—
allative		Massachusettsille	—
essive		Massachusettsinä	—
translative		Massachusettsiksi	—
abessive		Massachusettsittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsini — accusative nom. Massachusettsini — gen. Massachusettsini genitive Massachusettsini — partitive Massachusettsiäni — inessive Massachusettsissäni — elative Massachusettsistäni — illative Massachusettsiini — adessive Massachusettsilläni — ablative Massachusettsiltäni — allative Massachusettsilleni — essive Massachusettsinäni — translative Massachusettsikseni — abessive Massachusettsittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsisi — accusative nom. Massachusettsisi — gen. Massachusettsisi genitive Massachusettsisi — partitive Massachusettsiäsi — inessive Massachusettsissäsi — elative Massachusettsistäsi — illative Massachusettsiisi — adessive Massachusettsilläsi — ablative Massachusettsiltäsi — allative Massachusettsillesi — essive Massachusettsinäsi — translative Massachusettsiksesi — abessive Massachusettsittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsimme — accusative nom. Massachusettsimme — gen. Massachusettsimme genitive Massachusettsimme — partitive Massachusettsiämme — inessive Massachusettsissämme — elative Massachusettsistämme — illative Massachusettsiimme — adessive Massachusettsillämme — ablative Massachusettsiltämme — allative Massachusettsillemme — essive Massachusettsinämme — translative Massachusettsiksemme — abessive Massachusettsittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsinne — accusative nom. Massachusettsinne — gen. Massachusettsinne genitive Massachusettsinne — partitive Massachusettsiänne — inessive Massachusettsissänne — elative Massachusettsistänne — illative Massachusettsiinne — adessive Massachusettsillänne — ablative Massachusettsiltänne — allative Massachusettsillenne — essive Massachusettsinänne — translative Massachusettsiksenne — abessive Massachusettsittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Massachusettsinsä — accusative nom. Massachusettsinsä — gen. Massachusettsinsä genitive Massachusettsinsä — partitive Massachusettsiään Massachusettsiänsä — inessive Massachusettsissään Massachusettsissänsä — elative Massachusettsistään Massachusettsistänsä — illative Massachusettsiinsä — adessive Massachusettsillään Massachusettsillänsä — ablative Massachusettsiltään Massachusettsiltänsä — allative Massachusettsilleen Massachusettsillensä — essive Massachusettsinään Massachusettsinänsä — translative Massachusettsikseen Massachusettsiksensä — abessive Massachusettsittään Massachusettsittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas.saˈt͡ʃu.sets/
• Rhymes: -usets

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts, from Massachusett muswachꝏsut (massadchᵫset, “big mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sat͡ʂˈju.sɛts/

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• Rhymes: -usɛts
• Syllabification: Ma‧ssa‧chu‧setts

Proper noun

Massachusetts n (indeclinable)

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Further reading

• Massachusetts in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Romanian

Proper noun

Massachusetts n

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeset͡ʃuːset͡s]

Proper noun

Massachusetts n (genitive singular Massachusetts)

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

References

• “Massachusetts”, 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

Spanish

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

Related terms

• massachusettense

 

See also

• Massachusetts on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es