Polynesia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French polynésie, coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).[1] According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
Audio (Berkshire, UK)) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
- Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper noun[edit]
Polynesia
- Part of Oceania including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
Holonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
part of Oceania
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “Polynesia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Geoffery Clark (September 2003), “Dumont d'Urville's Oceania”, in The Journal of Pacific History[1], volume 38, issue 2, Taylor & Francis, pages 155-161
Finnish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Polynesia
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of Polynesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Polynesia | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Polynesia | — |
| gen. | Polynesian | ||
| genitive | Polynesian | — | |
| partitive | Polynesiaa | — | |
| inessive | Polynesiassa | — | |
| elative | Polynesiasta | — | |
| illative | Polynesiaan | — | |
| adessive | Polynesialla | — | |
| ablative | Polynesialta | — | |
| allative | Polynesialle | — | |
| essive | Polynesiana | — | |
| translative | Polynesiaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Polynesiatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Polynesia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Polynesiani | Polynesiamme |
| 2nd person | Polynesiasi | Polynesianne |
| 3rd person | Polynesiansa | |
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Polynēsia f sg (genitive Polynēsiae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Polynēsia |
| Genitive | Polynēsiae |
| Dative | Polynēsiae |
| Accusative | Polynēsiam |
| Ablative | Polynēsiā |
| Vocative | Polynēsia |
| Locative | Polynēsiae |
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Polynesia
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Polynesia
Derived terms[edit]
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