Minnesota

English

Map of US highlighting Minnesota

Etymology

From Lakota mní sóta (literally “cloudy water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/, [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə]

• Audio (US, Midland English dialect, women's voice):

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• Audio (US, Minnesota native dialect, men's voice):

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• Rhymes: -əʊtə

Proper noun

Minnesota

1. A north-central state of the United States of America. West of Wisconsin, north of Iowa, east of South Dakota and North Dakota; south of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. The capital is Saint Paul.
2. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Derived terms

• Minnesotan
• Minnesota nice
• MN

Translations

a state of the United States of America

• Arabic: مِينِيسُوتَا f (minisūtā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明尼蘇達州／明尼苏达州 (zh), 明尼苏达州 (zh) (Míngnísūdá-zhōu), 明尼蘇達／明尼苏达 (zh) (Míngnísūdá), 明尼苏达 (zh) (Míngnísūdá)

• Czech: Minnesota (cs) f
• Danish: Minnesota
• Esperanto: Minesoto
• Finnish: Minnesota (fi)
• Galician: Minnesota (gl) f
• Georgian: მინესოტა (minesoṭa)
• German: Minnesota (de)
• Greek: Μινεσότα (el) f (Minesóta)
• Hindi: मिनेसोटा (minesoṭā)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: Minnesota
• Japanese: ミネソタ州 (Minesota-shū), ミネソタ (Minesota)
• Korean: 미네소타 (Minesota)
• Macedonian: Минесо́та f (Minesóta)
• Navajo: Mínisóodah hahoodzo
• Ojibwe: Minisooding
• Persian: مینسوتا (minesutâ)
• Portuguese: Minnesota (pt) m
• Russian: Миннесо́та (ru) f (Minnesóta)
• Spanish: Minnesota (es) f
• Thai: มินนิโซตา (min-ní-soo-dtâa)
• Turkish: Minnesota
• Yiddish: מינעסאָטאַ (minesota)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Minnesota

Anagrams

• Mansonite, antimeson, antinomes, mannitose, nominates

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Czech

Proper noun

Minnesota f

1. Minnesota

Derived terms

• Minnesoťan
• minnesotský

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Proper noun

Minnesota (genitive Minnesotas)

1. Minnesota

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminːesotɑ/, [ˈminːe̞ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧so‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Minnesota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Minnesota	—
genitive		Minnesotan	—
partitive		Minnesotaa	—
illative		Minnesotaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Minnesota	—
accusative	nom.	Minnesota	—
	gen.	Minnesotan
genitive		Minnesotan	—
partitive		Minnesotaa	—
inessive		Minnesotassa	—
elative		Minnesotasta	—
illative		Minnesotaan	—
adessive		Minnesotalla	—
ablative		Minnesotalta	—
allative		Minnesotalle	—
essive		Minnesotana	—
translative		Minnesotaksi	—
abessive		Minnesotatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Minnesota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Minnesotani — accusative nom. Minnesotani — gen. Minnesotani genitive Minnesotani — partitive Minnesotaani — inessive Minnesotassani — elative Minnesotastani — illative Minnesotaani — adessive Minnesotallani — ablative Minnesotaltani — allative Minnesotalleni — essive Minnesotanani — translative Minnesotakseni — abessive Minnesotattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Minnesotasi — accusative nom. Minnesotasi — gen. Minnesotasi genitive Minnesotasi — partitive Minnesotaasi — inessive Minnesotassasi — elative Minnesotastasi — illative Minnesotaasi — adessive Minnesotallasi — ablative Minnesotaltasi — allative Minnesotallesi — essive Minnesotanasi — translative Minnesotaksesi — abessive Minnesotattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Minnesotamme — accusative nom. Minnesotamme — gen. Minnesotamme genitive Minnesotamme — partitive Minnesotaamme — inessive Minnesotassamme — elative Minnesotastamme — illative Minnesotaamme — adessive Minnesotallamme — ablative Minnesotaltamme — allative Minnesotallemme — essive Minnesotanamme — translative Minnesotaksemme — abessive Minnesotattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Minnesotanne — accusative nom. Minnesotanne — gen. Minnesotanne genitive Minnesotanne — partitive Minnesotaanne — inessive Minnesotassanne — elative Minnesotastanne — illative Minnesotaanne — adessive Minnesotallanne — ablative Minnesotaltanne — allative Minnesotallenne — essive Minnesotananne — translative Minnesotaksenne — abessive Minnesotattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Minnesotansa — accusative nom. Minnesotansa — gen. Minnesotansa genitive Minnesotansa — partitive Minnesotaansa — inessive Minnesotassaan Minnesotassansa — elative Minnesotastaan Minnesotastansa — illative Minnesotaansa — adessive Minnesotallaan Minnesotallansa — ablative Minnesotaltaan Minnesotaltansa — allative Minnesotalleen Minnesotallensa — essive Minnesotanaan Minnesotanansa — translative Minnesotakseen Minnesotaksensa — abessive Minnesotattaan Minnesotattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• mainosten, ostaminen

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Italian

Etymology

From English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min.neˈzɔ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧sò‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota m

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Anagrams

• nominaste

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmi.ne.ˈso.tɐ/

Proper noun

Minnesota m

1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mineˈsota/ [mi.neˈso.t̪a]

Proper noun

Minnesota f

1. Minnesota

Related terms

• minesoto

See also

• Minnesota on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es