Delaware

English

Map of US highlighting Delaware

Etymology

Derived from the name of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Delaware

1. An indigenous Native American people.
2. The Algonquian languages of these people.
3. A state of the United States.
4. A river in the United States that flows from the Catskills to Delaware Bay in the Atlantic Ocean.
5. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, United States.

Synonyms

(people):

• Lenape
• Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape
• Delaware people

(languages):

• Lenape
• Lenape languages (Munsee, Unami)

Derived terms

• DE
• Delawarean
• Delaware County
• Delaware Nation
• Delaware River
• Delaware Tribe of Indians
• Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
• Delaware Valley
• Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area
• Munsee-Delaware Nation

Translations

indigenous Native American people

• Finnish: delawaret pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Delawaren (de) m or pl, Lenni Lenape pl, Lenape pl (short form), , Delaware (de) pl (from English)

Algonquian languages of these people

• Finnish: delaware (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Delawarisch n, delawarische Sprache f, Delawarensprache f

river

• Czech: Delaware (cs) m
• Finnish: Delaware-joki
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri)
• German: Delaware (de) m, Delaware-Fluss m, Delaware River m (from English)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ojibwe: Ininaabewitigo-ziibi, Gichiijiwan-ziibi
• Polish: Delaware (pl) f
• Portuguese: Delaware (pt) m
• Thai: เดลาแวร์ (dee-laa-wɛɛ)

US state

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特拉華州／特拉华州 (zh) (Tèlāhuá Zhōu)

• Czech: Delaware (cs) m
• Danish: Delaware
• Finnish: Delaware (fi)
• Galician: Delaware (gl)
• Georgian: დელავერი (delaveri)
• German: Delaware (de)
• Greek: Ντέλαγουερ (el) (Ntélagouer)
• Italian: Delaware (it) m
• Japanese: デラウェア (Derawea)
• Limburgish: Delaware
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Macedonian: Делавер m (Delaver)
• Navajo: Déláwee hahoodzo
• Occitan: Delaware (oc) m
• Polish: Delaware (pl) m
• Portuguese: Delaware (pt) m
• Russian: Де́лавэр (ru) m (Délavɛr)
• Spanish: Delaware (es) m
• Thai: เดลาแวร์ (dee-laa-wɛɛ)
• Turkish: Delaware
• Yiddish: דעלאַווער (delaver)

Noun

Delaware (plural Delawares)

1. A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
2. An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

Translations

member of the Lenape / Delaware people

• Finnish: delaware (fi)
• German: Delaware (de) m, Delawarin f
• Ojibwe: Ininaabe, Ininaabeg pl, Omishoomis, Omishoomisag pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ottawa: Ninaabe, Ninaabeg
• Unami: Lenape

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Delaware

Further reading

• Delaware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Delaware (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Proper noun

Delaware (genitive Delawares)

1. Delaware

Derived terms

• Delawarefloden

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Delaware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdelɑʋe(ː)r/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ʋe̞(ː)r]
• IPA^(key): /ˈdelɑʋɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝re̞]
• English pronunciation also used
• Hyphenation: De‧la‧wa‧re

Proper noun

Delaware

1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Delaware	—
genitive		Delawaren	—
partitive		Delawarea	—
illative		Delawareen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Delaware	—
accusative	nom.	Delaware	—
	gen.	Delawaren
genitive		Delawaren	—
partitive		Delawarea	—
inessive		Delawaressa	—
elative		Delawaresta	—
illative		Delawareen	—
adessive		Delawarella	—
ablative		Delawarelta	—
allative		Delawarelle	—
essive		Delawarena	—
translative		Delawareksi	—
abessive		Delawaretta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Delawareni — accusative nom. Delawareni — gen. Delawareni genitive Delawareni — partitive Delawareani — inessive Delawaressani — elative Delawarestani — illative Delawareeni — adessive Delawarellani — ablative Delawareltani — allative Delawarelleni — essive Delawarenani — translative Delawarekseni — abessive Delawarettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Delawaresi — accusative nom. Delawaresi — gen. Delawaresi genitive Delawaresi — partitive Delawareasi — inessive Delawaressasi — elative Delawarestasi — illative Delawareesi — adessive Delawarellasi — ablative Delawareltasi — allative Delawarellesi — essive Delawarenasi — translative Delawareksesi — abessive Delawarettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Delawaremme — accusative nom. Delawaremme — gen. Delawaremme genitive Delawaremme — partitive Delawareamme — inessive Delawaressamme — elative Delawarestamme — illative Delawareemme — adessive Delawarellamme — ablative Delawareltamme — allative Delawarellemme — essive Delawarenamme — translative Delawareksemme — abessive Delawarettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Delawarenne — accusative nom. Delawarenne — gen. Delawarenne genitive Delawarenne — partitive Delawareanne — inessive Delawaressanne — elative Delawarestanne — illative Delawareenne — adessive Delawarellanne — ablative Delawareltanne — allative Delawarellenne — essive Delawarenanne — translative Delawareksenne — abessive Delawarettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Delawarensa — accusative nom. Delawarensa — gen. Delawarensa genitive Delawarensa — partitive Delawareaan Delawareansa — inessive Delawaressaan Delawaressansa — elative Delawarestaan Delawarestansa — illative Delawareensa — adessive Delawarellaan Delawarellansa — ablative Delawareltaan Delawareltansa — allative Delawarelleen Delawarellensa — essive Delawarenaan Delawarenansa — translative Delawarekseen Delawareksensa — abessive Delawarettaan Delawarettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Inflects like risti in speech.

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Italian

Etymology

From English Delaware.

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware (a state of the United States)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈdɛ.la.wɛr//

Proper noun

Delaware f

1. Delaware (river)

Proper noun

Delaware n

1. Delaware (state)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware (a river in the eastern United States)
2. Delaware (a state of the United States)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Delaware m

1. Delaware

See also

• Delaware on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es