Texas

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See also: texas and Texas'

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Map of US highlighting Texas

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (friend, ally), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

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Texas

  1. A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
  2. Several places in the United States:
    1. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
    2. A hamlet in Oswego County, New York.
    3. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama.
    4. An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
    5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky.
    6. An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi.
    7. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
    8. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
  3. A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
  4. University of Texas at Austin.
  5. (rare) A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
  6. (historical) a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846

Synonyms[edit]

Meronyms[edit]

(state)

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

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See also[edit]

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal District: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading[edit]

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Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Texas ?

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Texas

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

Czech[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Texas m inan (related adjective texaský, demonym Texasan, female demonym Texasanka)

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Texas in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Texas in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas.

Proper noun[edit]

Texas (genitive Texas')

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas or Spanish Texas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.sɑs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Te‧xas

Proper noun[edit]

Texas n

  1. Texas (a state of the United States; former independent republic; former province of Mexico) [from early 19th c.]

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Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Texas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈteksɑs/, [ˈt̪e̞ks̠ɑ̝s̠]

Noun[edit]

Texas

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Texas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Texas
genitive Texasin
partitive Texasia
illative Texasiin
singular plural
nominative Texas
accusative nom. Texas
gen. Texasin
genitive Texasin
partitive Texasia
inessive Texasissa
elative Texasista
illative Texasiin
adessive Texasilla
ablative Texasilta
allative Texasille
essive Texasina
translative Texasiksi
abessive Texasitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Texas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasini
accusative nom. Texasini
gen. Texasini
genitive Texasini
partitive Texasiani
inessive Texasissani
elative Texasistani
illative Texasiini
adessive Texasillani
ablative Texasiltani
allative Texasilleni
essive Texasinani
translative Texasikseni
abessive Texasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasisi
accusative nom. Texasisi
gen. Texasisi
genitive Texasisi
partitive Texasiasi
inessive Texasissasi
elative Texasistasi
illative Texasiisi
adessive Texasillasi
ablative Texasiltasi
allative Texasillesi
essive Texasinasi
translative Texasiksesi
abessive Texasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasimme
accusative nom. Texasimme
gen. Texasimme
genitive Texasimme
partitive Texasiamme
inessive Texasissamme
elative Texasistamme
illative Texasiimme
adessive Texasillamme
ablative Texasiltamme
allative Texasillemme
essive Texasinamme
translative Texasiksemme
abessive Texasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasinne
accusative nom. Texasinne
gen. Texasinne
genitive Texasinne
partitive Texasianne
inessive Texasissanne
elative Texasistanne
illative Texasiinne
adessive Texasillanne
ablative Texasiltanne
allative Texasillenne
essive Texasinanne
translative Texasiksenne
abessive Texasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasinsa
accusative nom. Texasinsa
gen. Texasinsa
genitive Texasinsa
partitive Texasiaan
Texasiansa
inessive Texasissaan
Texasissansa
elative Texasistaan
Texasistansa
illative Texasiinsa
adessive Texasillaan
Texasillansa
ablative Texasiltaan
Texasiltansa
allative Texasilleen
Texasillensa
essive Texasinaan
Texasinansa
translative Texasikseen
Texasiksensa
abessive Texasittaan
Texasittansa
instructive
comitative

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Texas, chiefly through English Texas.

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Texas n (proper noun, genitive Texas' or (with an article) Texas)

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Texas m

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: Te‧xas

Proper noun[edit]

Texas m

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛk.kɪ.sas], /ˈtɛk.ki.sas/

Proper noun[edit]

Texas m

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Proper noun[edit]

Texas m inan (genitive singular Texasu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

References[edit]

  • Texas”, 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, 2024

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (friend, ally), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtexas/ [ˈt̪e.xas]
  • IPA(key): /ˈteɡsas/ [ˈt̪eɣ̞.sas] (proscribed but common in South America)
    • Rhymes: -eɡsas
    • Syllabification: Te‧xas

Proper noun[edit]

Texas f

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

Derived terms[edit]

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Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Texas n (genitive Texas)

  1. Texas (a state of the United States)

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