Arkansas

See also: Arkansas'

English

Map of US highlighting Arkansas

Alternative forms

• Arkansaw (obsolete, the spelling used when the territory was organized in 1819)

Etymology

From the name of the Arkansas River, from French Arcansas, a (plural) designation of either a Siouan tribe or the Quapaw. 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).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kən.sɔ/
• (US, now nonstandard in reference to the state) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈkæn.zəs/ (see usage notes)

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Arkansas

1. A state of the United States. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock.
2. A river in the United States, tributary to the Mississippi.

Usage notes

• 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/. /ɑɹˈkænzəs/ is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.

Derived terms

• AR
• Arkansan
• Arkansasan
• Arkansas City
• Arkansas County
• Arkansasian
• Arkansawyer
• Arkie

 

Translations

US state

• Arabic: أَرْكَنْسَاس m (ʔarkansās)
• Cherokee: ᏚᏯᏓᏛᎢ (duyadadvi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿肯色州 (zh) (Ākěnsè-zhōu)

• Czech: Arkansas (cs) m
• Danish: Arkansas
• Esperanto: Arkansaso
• Finnish: Arkansas (fi)
• Galician: Arcansas (gl)
• Georgian: არკანზასი (arḳanzasi)
• German: Arkansas (de)
• Hindi: अरकांसस m (arkānsas), आर्कन्सा m (ārkansā)
• Italian: Arkansas (it) m
• Japanese: アーカンソー州 (Ākansō-shū)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Limburgish: Arkansas
• Macedonian: Арка́нзас m (Arkánzas)
• Maltese: Arkansas
• Marshallese: O̧kōnjo̧
• Navajo: Áákinsoo hahoodzo
• Polish: Arkansas (pl) m
• Portuguese: Arkansas (pt) m
• Russian: Арканза́с (ru) m (Arkanzás), Арка́нзас (ru) m (Arkánzas)
• Spanish: Arkansas (es) m
• Thai: อาร์คันซอ (aa-kan-sɔɔ)
• Turkish: Arkansas
• Vietnamese: Arkansas
• Yiddish: אַרקענסאָ (arkenso), אַרקאַנסאָ (arkanso)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Arkansas

Anagrams

• sanskara

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Arkansas.

Proper noun

Arkansas (genitive Arkansas')

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Arkansas

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Declension

• 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 — —

Declension of Arkansas (type maa) singular plural nominative Arkansas – genitive Arkansas’n – partitive Arkansas’ta – accusative Arkansas Arkansas’n – 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 – –

Anagrams

• kassaran

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German

Pronunciation

• 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)

• Audio

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Noun

Arkansas n (genitive Arkansas')

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

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Italian

Etymology

From English Arkansas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.kan.so/

Proper noun

Arkansas m

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈar.kan.zas//, //arˈkan.zas//

• Audio

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Proper noun

Arkansas m (indeclinable)

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Arkansas f or m (indeclinable)

1. Arkansas (river)

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Arkansas m

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

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Romanian

Proper noun

Arkansas n

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkansas/ [aɾˈkãn.sas]

Proper noun

Arkansas m

1. Arkansas (a state of the United States)

Related terms

• arkansés

See also

• Arkansas on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es