Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts'

English

Map of US highlighting Massachusetts

Etymology

From Massachusett muswachꝏsut (massadchu'eset, “big mountain”), i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/

• Audio (US)

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• (also, New England) IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/

Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. A state in the United States.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• MA
• Massachusettsan

• Massachusettsian
• Massachusite

Translations

a state of the United States of America

• Arabic: مَاسَاتْشُوسَتْس‎ m (masatšūsats)
• Armenian: Մասաչուսեթս (Masačʿusetʿs)
• Bengali: ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স (mjasacuseṭ‌sô)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 麻省 (maa⁴ saang²)

  Mandarin: 麻薩諸塞, 麻萨诸塞 (Másàzhūsè)

• Czech: Massachusetts (cs) m
• Danish: Massachusetts
• Dutch: Massachusetts (nl)
• Esperanto: Masaĉuseco
• Finnish: Massachusetts (fi)
• French: Massachusetts (fr) m
• Galician: Massachusetts (gl) m
• Georgian: მასაჩუსეტსი (masačuseṭsi)
• German: Massachusetts (de)
• Greek: Μασαχουσέτη (el) f (Masachouséti)
• Hawaiian: Makakukeka

• Hebrew: מסצ'וסטס‎
• Hindi: मैसाचूसिट्स (maisācūsiṭs)
• Italian: Massachusetts (it) m
• Japanese: マサチューセッツ (Masachūsettsu)
• Korean: 매사추세츠 (Maesachusecheu)
• Limburgish: Massachusetts
• Macedonian: Масачусетс m (Masačúsets)
• Navajo: Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo
• Persian: ماساچوست‎ (fa)
• Polish: Massachusetts (pl) n
• Portuguese: Massachusetts (pt) m
• Russian: Массачу́сетс (ru) m (Massačúsɛts)
• Spanish: Massachusetts (es) m
• Swedish: Massachusetts (sv)
• Thai: แมสซาชูเซตส์ (mɛ́t-saa-chuu-sèet)
• Turkish: Massachusetts
• Yiddish: מאַסאַטשוסעטס‎ (masatshusets)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Massachusetts
• Bay Stater

References

• William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)

Further reading

• Massachusetts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Massachusetts (genitive Massachusetts')

1. Massachusetts

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Massachusetts ?

1. Massachusetts

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsɑtʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmɑs̠ɑt̪ʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmæsætʃy(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ʃy(ː)s̠e̞ts̠] (vowel harmony: ä)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmæsætʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
• English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts (state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Massachusetts	—
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsia	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Massachusetts	—
accusative	nom.	Massachusetts	—
	gen.	Massachusettsin
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsia	—
inessive		Massachusettsissa	—
elative		Massachusettsista	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
adessive		Massachusettsilla	—
ablative		Massachusettsilta	—
allative		Massachusettsille	—
essive		Massachusettsina	—
translative		Massachusettsiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Massachusettsitta	—
comitative		—	—

• Only when speaking and with some pronunciations:

Inflection of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Massachusetts	—
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsiä	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Massachusetts	—
accusative	nom.	Massachusetts	—
	gen.	Massachusettsin
genitive		Massachusettsin	—
partitive		Massachusettsiä	—
inessive		Massachusettsissä	—
elative		Massachusettsistä	—
illative		Massachusettsiin	—
adessive		Massachusettsillä	—
ablative		Massachusettsiltä	—
allative		Massachusettsille	—
essive		Massachusettsinä	—
translative		Massachusettsiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Massachusettsittä	—
comitative		—	—

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Italian

Etymology

From English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas.saˈt͡ʃu.sets/

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.sa.ˈʃu.sets/

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

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Romanian

Proper noun

Massachusetts n

1. Massachusetts (U.S. State)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts

Related terms

• massachusettense

See also

• Massachusetts on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es