Kalifornia

See also: Kalifornía

Finnish

Etymology

From English California.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑliforniɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝liˌfo̞rniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧li‧for‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧li‧for‧nia

Proper noun

Kalifornia

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Kalifornia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Kalifornia	—
genitive		Kalifornian	—
partitive		Kaliforniaa	—
illative		Kaliforniaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalifornia	—
accusative	nom.	Kalifornia	—
	gen.	Kalifornian
genitive		Kalifornian	—
partitive		Kaliforniaa	—
inessive		Kaliforniassa	—
elative		Kaliforniasta	—
illative		Kaliforniaan	—
adessive		Kalifornialla	—
ablative		Kalifornialta	—
allative		Kalifornialle	—
essive		Kaliforniana	—
translative		Kaliforniaksi	—
abessive		Kaliforniatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalifornia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaliforniani — accusative nom. Kaliforniani — gen. Kaliforniani genitive Kaliforniani — partitive Kaliforniaani — inessive Kaliforniassani — elative Kaliforniastani — illative Kaliforniaani — adessive Kaliforniallani — ablative Kalifornialtani — allative Kalifornialleni — essive Kalifornianani — translative Kaliforniakseni — abessive Kaliforniattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaliforniasi — accusative nom. Kaliforniasi — gen. Kaliforniasi genitive Kaliforniasi — partitive Kaliforniaasi — inessive Kaliforniassasi — elative Kaliforniastasi — illative Kaliforniaasi — adessive Kaliforniallasi — ablative Kalifornialtasi — allative Kaliforniallesi — essive Kalifornianasi — translative Kaliforniaksesi — abessive Kaliforniattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaliforniamme — accusative nom. Kaliforniamme — gen. Kaliforniamme genitive Kaliforniamme — partitive Kaliforniaamme — inessive Kaliforniassamme — elative Kaliforniastamme — illative Kaliforniaamme — adessive Kaliforniallamme — ablative Kalifornialtamme — allative Kaliforniallemme — essive Kalifornianamme — translative Kaliforniaksemme — abessive Kaliforniattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalifornianne — accusative nom. Kalifornianne — gen. Kalifornianne genitive Kalifornianne — partitive Kaliforniaanne — inessive Kaliforniassanne — elative Kaliforniastanne — illative Kaliforniaanne — adessive Kaliforniallanne — ablative Kalifornialtanne — allative Kaliforniallenne — essive Kaliforniananne — translative Kaliforniaksenne — abessive Kaliforniattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kaliforniansa — accusative nom. Kaliforniansa — gen. Kaliforniansa genitive Kaliforniansa — partitive Kaliforniaansa — inessive Kaliforniassaan Kaliforniassansa — elative Kaliforniastaan Kaliforniastansa — illative Kaliforniaansa — adessive Kaliforniallaan Kaliforniallansa — ablative Kalifornialtaan Kalifornialtansa — allative Kalifornialleen Kaliforniallensa — essive Kalifornianaan Kalifornianansa — translative Kaliforniakseen Kaliforniaksensa — abessive Kaliforniattaan Kaliforniattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kalifornialainen

compounds

• kalifornianharakka
• kalifornianharmaatiainen
• kalifornianhiiri
• kalifornianjuoksukäki
• kaliforniankampela
• kaliforniankeiju
• kaliforniankerttuli
• kaliforniankondori
• Kalifornianlahti
• kalifornianlokki
• kalifornianmajava
• kalifornianmerileijona
• kalifornianmerinorsu
• kalifornianmurri
• kalifornianmyyrä
• kalifornianpensasnärhi
• kalifornianpeurahiiru
• kalifornianpikkuliitäjä
• kalifornianpipilo
• kalifornianripsiäinen
• kalifornianruohomyyrä
• kaliforniansiiseli
• kaliforniansirppimatkija
• kaliforniansääskikerttu
• kaliforniantikka
• kaliforniantikli
• kaliforniantimali
• kaliforniantuliunikko
• kaliforniantupsuviiriäinen
• kalifornianturpiaali

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒlifornijɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧for‧nia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Proper noun

Kalifornia

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kalifornia	Kaliforniák
accusative	Kaliforniát	Kaliforniákat
dative	Kaliforniának	Kaliforniáknak
instrumental	Kaliforniával	Kaliforniákkal
causal-final	Kaliforniáért	Kaliforniákért
translative	Kaliforniává	Kaliforniákká
terminative	Kaliforniáig	Kaliforniákig
essive-formal	Kaliforniaként	Kaliforniákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Kaliforniában	Kaliforniákban
superessive	Kalifornián	Kaliforniákon
adessive	Kaliforniánál	Kaliforniáknál
illative	Kaliforniába	Kaliforniákba
sublative	Kaliforniára	Kaliforniákra
allative	Kaliforniához	Kaliforniákhoz
elative	Kaliforniából	Kaliforniákból
delative	Kaliforniáról	Kaliforniákról
ablative	Kaliforniától	Kaliforniáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Kaliforniáé	Kaliforniáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Kaliforniáéi	Kaliforniákéi

Possessive forms of Kalifornia

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Kaliforniám	Kaliforniáim
2nd person sing.	Kaliforniád	Kaliforniáid
3rd person sing.	Kaliforniája	Kaliforniái
1st person plural	Kaliforniánk	Kaliforniáink
2nd person plural	Kaliforniátok	Kaliforniáitok
3rd person plural	Kaliforniájuk	Kaliforniáik

Derived terms

• kaliforniai

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.liˈfɔr.ɲa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɲa
• Syllabification: Ka‧li‧for‧nia

Proper noun

Kalifornia f

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

   pieczęć Kalifornii ― seal of California

   Wyprowadził się z Kalifornii w zeszłym roku. ― He moved from California last year.

Declension

Declension of Kalifornia

	singular
nominative	Kalifornia
genitive	Kalifornii
dative	Kalifornii
accusative	Kalifornię
instrumental	Kalifornią
locative	Kalifornii
vocative	Kalifornio

Derived terms

adjective

• kalifornijski

nouns

• Kalifornijczyk
• Kalifornijka

proper nouns

• Kalifornia Dolna
• Kalifornia Dolna Południowa

Further reading

• Ewa Wolnicz-Pawłowska, Andrzej Markowski, Maciej Zych, Justyna Kacprzak, Teresa Brzezińska-Wójcik, Andrzej Czerny, Romuald Huszcza, Sabina Kacieszczenko, Dariusz Kalisiewicz, Artur Karp, Jerzy Ostrowski, Jarosław Pietrow, Jerzy Pietruszka, Andrzej Pisowicz, Bogumiła Więcław, Tomasz Wites, Wojciech Włoskowicz, Bogusław R. Zagórski (2019), Maciej Zych, editor, Urzędowy Wykaz Polskich Nazw Geograficznych Świata‎^[595] (in Polish), 2nd updated edition, Warszawa: Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii, →ISBN
• “Kalifornia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Kalifornia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalifɔrnia/, [ˈkalifɔrnia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧for‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Kalifornia f (demonym Kalifornčan, female demonym Kalifornčanka)

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

Declension

Declension of Kalifornia
(pattern ulica)

	singular
nominative	Kalifornia
genitive	Kalifornie
dative	Kalifornii
accusative	Kaliforniu
locative	Kalifornii
instrumental	Kaliforniou

Further reading

• “Kalifornia”, 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, 2003–2026