Illinois

See also: Illinois'

English

Map of US highlighting Illinois

Etymology

From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami irenwe·wa (“he speaks the regular way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Illinois

1. A state of the United States.
2. A tribe who formerly inhabited the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
3. The language spoken by this tribe, the Miami-Illinois language.
   • 1917, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, page 91:

     Another interesting Illinois word is the name of the celebrated chief, which the French made Chachagouache.

   • 2004, Sandy Nestor, Indian Placenames in America, volume 1, page 61:

     PISTAKEE LAKE (Lake) Part of the Chain of Lakes, Pistakee is an Illinois word taken from pestekouy, meaning "buffalo"[.]

   • 2005, Jennifer Lee, The Illinois Confederacy of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, ..., page 5:

     These words are believed to have come from the Illinois word "irenweewa," which meant "he speaks in the ordinary way."

   • 2013, Brett Rushforth, Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries, page 56:

     Another Illinois word describing physical detention, kikiȣnakiȣi, meant “slave” in the seventeenth century, but in modern usage the root has softened into a meaning that suggests being detained, held up, or merely running late.

4. A river in the United States that flows from northern Illinois to the Mississippi River.
5. A river in the United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River.
6. A river in the United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River.
7. A river in the United States that flows from southwestern Oregon into the Rogue river.
8. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

Derived terms

• IL
• Illinoisan

Translations

a state of the United States of America

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊利诺州 (yīlìnuòzhōu)

• Czech: Illinois (cs)
• Danish: Illinois
• Esperanto: Ilinojo
• Finnish: Illinois (fi)
• French: Illinois (fr) m
• Galician: Illinois (gl) m
• Georgian: ილინოისი (ilinoisi)
• German: Illinois (de)
• Greek: Ιλλινόις (Illinóis)
• Hindi: इलिनॉय m (ilinŏy), इलिनॉयस m (ilinŏyas)
• Italian: Illinois (it) m
• Japanese: イリノイ (Irinoi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 일리노이 (illinoi)
• Limburgish: Illinois
• Macedonian: Илино́ис m (Ilinóis)
• Navajo: Ílínóo hahoodzo
• Occitan: Illinois (oc) m
• Ojibwe: Ininiwakiing
• Portuguese: Illinois (pt) m
• Russian: Иллино́йс (ru) m (Illinójs)
• Spanish: Illinois (es) m
• Thai: อิลลินอยส์ (in-lí-nɔɔi)
• Turkish: Illinois
• Yiddish: אילינאָי (ilinoy), אילינוי (ilinoy)

Noun

Illinois (plural Illinois)

1. A member of the above-mentioned tribe.

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Illinois

Anagrams

• illision

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Illinois.

Proper noun

Illinois (genitive Illinois')

1. Illinois

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Illinois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilːinoi̯s/, [ˈilːino̞i̯s̠]
• Hyphenation: Il‧li‧nois

Proper noun

Illinois

1. Illinois (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Illinois (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Illinois	—
genitive		Illinoisin	—
partitive		Illinoisia	—
illative		Illinoisiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Illinois	—
accusative	nom.	Illinois	—
	gen.	Illinoisin
genitive		Illinoisin	—
partitive		Illinoisia	—
inessive		Illinoisissa	—
elative		Illinoisista	—
illative		Illinoisiin	—
adessive		Illinoisilla	—
ablative		Illinoisilta	—
allative		Illinoisille	—
essive		Illinoisina	—
translative		Illinoisiksi	—
abessive		Illinoisitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisini — accusative nom. Illinoisini — gen. Illinoisini genitive Illinoisini — partitive Illinoisiani — inessive Illinoisissani — elative Illinoisistani — illative Illinoisiini — adessive Illinoisillani — ablative Illinoisiltani — allative Illinoisilleni — essive Illinoisinani — translative Illinoisikseni — abessive Illinoisittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisisi — accusative nom. Illinoisisi — gen. Illinoisisi genitive Illinoisisi — partitive Illinoisiasi — inessive Illinoisissasi — elative Illinoisistasi — illative Illinoisiisi — adessive Illinoisillasi — ablative Illinoisiltasi — allative Illinoisillesi — essive Illinoisinasi — translative Illinoisiksesi — abessive Illinoisittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisimme — accusative nom. Illinoisimme — gen. Illinoisimme genitive Illinoisimme — partitive Illinoisiamme — inessive Illinoisissamme — elative Illinoisistamme — illative Illinoisiimme — adessive Illinoisillamme — ablative Illinoisiltamme — allative Illinoisillemme — essive Illinoisinamme — translative Illinoisiksemme — abessive Illinoisittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisinne — accusative nom. Illinoisinne — gen. Illinoisinne genitive Illinoisinne — partitive Illinoisianne — inessive Illinoisissanne — elative Illinoisistanne — illative Illinoisiinne — adessive Illinoisillanne — ablative Illinoisiltanne — allative Illinoisillenne — essive Illinoisinanne — translative Illinoisiksenne — abessive Illinoisittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisinsa — accusative nom. Illinoisinsa — gen. Illinoisinsa genitive Illinoisinsa — partitive Illinoisiaan Illinoisiansa — inessive Illinoisissaan Illinoisissansa — elative Illinoisistaan Illinoisistansa — illative Illinoisiinsa — adessive Illinoisillaan Illinoisillansa — ablative Illinoisiltaan Illinoisiltansa — allative Illinoisilleen Illinoisillensa — essive Illinoisinaan Illinoisinansa — translative Illinoisikseen Illinoisiksensa — abessive Illinoisittaan Illinoisittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.li.nwa/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Illinois m

1. Illinois

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German

Etymology

From French Illinois, chiefly through English Illinois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪliˌnɔʏ̯/
• IPA^(key): /ˌɪliˈnɔʏ̯/ (probably less common)

• Audio:

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  (unclear which stress pattern is used)

Proper noun

Illinois n (genitive Illinois')

1. Illinois

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Italian

Etymology

From English Illinois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /il.liˈnɔjs/

Proper noun

Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Illinois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.li.ˈnɔj/

Proper noun

Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Illinois m

1. Illinois

See also

• Illinois on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es