Arkansas

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English

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Map of US highlighting Arkansas
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the name of the Arkansas River, from French Arcansas, a (plural) designation of either a Siouan tribe or the Quapaw.[1] This designation is sometimes claimed to derive from a Quapaw word *akakaze (land of downriver people) or a Lakota/Dakota word *akakaze (people of the south wind); more likely, it derives from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa (whence also the name of the state of Kansas).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.kənˌsɔ/, (cotcaught merger) /-ɑ/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • (US, now nonstandard in reference to the state) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈkæn.zəs/ (see usage notes)
  • Rhymes: -ænzəs

Proper noun

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Arkansas

  1. A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.
  2. A river in the United States, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and flowing generally southeast over 1,400 miles through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it joins the Mississippi in Desha County.

Usage notes

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  • The pronunciation of the name of the state of Arkansas with a silent final s was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute arose between the state's two US senators, one of whom favored /ˈɑɹkənsɔː/ and the other of whom favored /ɑɹˈkænzəs/.[2] /ɑɹˈkænzəs/ is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States →ISBN, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)
  2. ^ In 1881, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the following concurrent resolution, now Arkansas Code 1 April 105: "Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings.
    And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history, and the early usage of the American immigrants.
    Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is discouraged by Arkansans."

Anagrams

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Arkansas.

Proper noun

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Arkansas (genitive Arkansas')

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrkɑnsɑs/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝s̠] (declension: risti)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrkɑnsoː/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝ns̠o̞ː] (declension: maa)
  • Syllabification(key): Ar‧kan‧sas

Proper noun

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Arkansas

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Declension

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  • Depends on the pronunciation, see above.
Inflection of Arkansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Arkansas
genitive Arkansasin
partitive Arkansasia
illative Arkansasiin
singular plural
nominative Arkansas
accusative nom. Arkansas
gen. Arkansasin
genitive Arkansasin
partitive Arkansasia
inessive Arkansasissa
elative Arkansasista
illative Arkansasiin
adessive Arkansasilla
ablative Arkansasilta
allative Arkansasille
essive Arkansasina
translative Arkansasiksi
abessive Arkansasitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Arkansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansasini
accusative nom. Arkansasini
gen. Arkansasini
genitive Arkansasini
partitive Arkansasiani
inessive Arkansasissani
elative Arkansasistani
illative Arkansasiini
adessive Arkansasillani
ablative Arkansasiltani
allative Arkansasilleni
essive Arkansasinani
translative Arkansasikseni
abessive Arkansasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansasisi
accusative nom. Arkansasisi
gen. Arkansasisi
genitive Arkansasisi
partitive Arkansasiasi
inessive Arkansasissasi
elative Arkansasistasi
illative Arkansasiisi
adessive Arkansasillasi
ablative Arkansasiltasi
allative Arkansasillesi
essive Arkansasinasi
translative Arkansasiksesi
abessive Arkansasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansasimme
accusative nom. Arkansasimme
gen. Arkansasimme
genitive Arkansasimme
partitive Arkansasiamme
inessive Arkansasissamme
elative Arkansasistamme
illative Arkansasiimme
adessive Arkansasillamme
ablative Arkansasiltamme
allative Arkansasillemme
essive Arkansasinamme
translative Arkansasiksemme
abessive Arkansasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansasinne
accusative nom. Arkansasinne
gen. Arkansasinne
genitive Arkansasinne
partitive Arkansasianne
inessive Arkansasissanne
elative Arkansasistanne
illative Arkansasiinne
adessive Arkansasillanne
ablative Arkansasiltanne
allative Arkansasillenne
essive Arkansasinanne
translative Arkansasiksenne
abessive Arkansasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansasinsa
accusative nom. Arkansasinsa
gen. Arkansasinsa
genitive Arkansasinsa
partitive Arkansasiaan
Arkansasiansa
inessive Arkansasissaan
Arkansasissansa
elative Arkansasistaan
Arkansasistansa
illative Arkansasiinsa
adessive Arkansasillaan
Arkansasillansa
ablative Arkansasiltaan
Arkansasiltansa
allative Arkansasilleen
Arkansasillensa
essive Arkansasinaan
Arkansasinansa
translative Arkansasikseen
Arkansasiksensa
abessive Arkansasittaan
Arkansasittansa
instructive
comitative
Inflection of Arkansas (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
nominative Arkansas
genitive Arkansas’n
partitive Arkansas’ta
illative Arkansas’hon
singular plural
nominative Arkansas
accusative nom. Arkansas
gen. Arkansas’n
genitive Arkansas’n
partitive Arkansas’ta
inessive Arkansas’ssa
elative Arkansas’sta
illative Arkansas’hon
adessive Arkansas’lla
ablative Arkansas’lta
allative Arkansas’lle
essive Arkansas’na
translative Arkansas’ksi
abessive Arkansas’tta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Arkansas (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansas’ni
accusative nom. Arkansas’ni
gen. Arkansas’ni
genitive Arkansas’ni
partitive Arkansas’tani
inessive Arkansas’ssani
elative Arkansas’stani
illative Arkansas’honi
adessive Arkansas’llani
ablative Arkansas’ltani
allative Arkansas’lleni
essive Arkansas’nani
translative Arkansas’kseni
abessive Arkansas’ttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansas’si
accusative nom. Arkansas’si
gen. Arkansas’si
genitive Arkansas’si
partitive Arkansas’tasi
inessive Arkansas’ssasi
elative Arkansas’stasi
illative Arkansas’hosi
adessive Arkansas’llasi
ablative Arkansas’ltasi
allative Arkansas’llesi
essive Arkansas’nasi
translative Arkansas’ksesi
abessive Arkansas’ttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansas’mme
accusative nom. Arkansas’mme
gen. Arkansas’mme
genitive Arkansas’mme
partitive Arkansas’tamme
inessive Arkansas’ssamme
elative Arkansas’stamme
illative Arkansas’homme
adessive Arkansas’llamme
ablative Arkansas’ltamme
allative Arkansas’llemme
essive Arkansas’namme
translative Arkansas’ksemme
abessive Arkansas’ttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansas’nne
accusative nom. Arkansas’nne
gen. Arkansas’nne
genitive Arkansas’nne
partitive Arkansas’tanne
inessive Arkansas’ssanne
elative Arkansas’stanne
illative Arkansas’honne
adessive Arkansas’llanne
ablative Arkansas’ltanne
allative Arkansas’llenne
essive Arkansas’nanne
translative Arkansas’ksenne
abessive Arkansas’ttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Arkansas’nsa
accusative nom. Arkansas’nsa
gen. Arkansas’nsa
genitive Arkansas’nsa
partitive Arkansas’taan
Arkansas’tansa
inessive Arkansas’ssaan
Arkansas’ssansa
elative Arkansas’staan
Arkansas’stansa
illative Arkansas’honsa
adessive Arkansas’llaan
Arkansas’llansa
ablative Arkansas’ltaan
Arkansas’ltansa
allative Arkansas’lleen
Arkansas’llensa
essive Arkansas’naan
Arkansas’nansa
translative Arkansas’kseen
Arkansas’ksensa
abessive Arkansas’ttaan
Arkansas’ttansa
instructive
comitative

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʁˈkanzas/ (Germanicised; slightly dated in educated speech)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁkənˌsɔː/ (approaching English; educated)
  • IPA(key): /aʁˈkɛnzəs/, /əˈkɛnzəs/ (approaching the dated or merely a supposed English pronunciation; proscribed)

Proper noun

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Arkansas n (proper noun, genitive Arkansas' or (with an article) Arkansas)

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒrkɒnzɒs]
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧kan‧sas
  • Rhymes: -ɒs

Proper noun

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Arkansas

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Arkansas
accusative Arkansast
dative Arkansasnak
instrumental Arkansasszal
causal-final Arkansasért
translative Arkansasszá
terminative Arkansasig
essive-formal Arkansasként
essive-modal
inessive Arkansasban
superessive Arkansason
adessive Arkansasnál
illative Arkansasba
sublative Arkansasra
allative Arkansashoz
elative Arkansasból
delative Arkansasról
ablative Arkansastól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Arkansasé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Arkansaséi
Possessive forms of Arkansas
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Arkansasom
2nd person sing. Arkansasod
3rd person sing. Arkansasa
1st person plural Arkansasunk
2nd person plural Arkansasotok
3rd person plural Arkansasuk

Derived terms

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arkansas m

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

References

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  1. ^ Arkansas in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Arkansas, from French Arcansas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arkansas m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

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Arkansas f (indeclinable)

  1. Arkansas (a river in the United States)

Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arkansas m

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Romanian

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Proper noun

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Arkansas n

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arkansas m inan (genitive singular Arkansasu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

References

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  • Arkansas”, 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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɾˈkansas/ [aɾˈkãn.sas]
  • Rhymes: -ansas
  • Syllabification: Ar‧kan‧sas

Proper noun

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Arkansas m

  1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)
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