cherokee

See also: Cherokee

Finnish

Etymology

From English Cherokee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡serokiː/, [ˈt̪͡s̠e̞ro̞k̟iː]
• Rhymes: -͡serokiː

Noun

cherokee

1. A Cherokee (member of a native North American ethnic group)
2. Cherokee (their language)

Declension

Inflection of cherokee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative		cherokee	cherokeet
genitive		cherokeen	cherokeiden cherokeitten
partitive		cherokeeta	cherokeita
illative		cherokeehen cherokeeseen	cherokeihin cherokeisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		cherokee	cherokeet
accusative	nom.	cherokee	cherokeet
	gen.	cherokeen
genitive		cherokeen	cherokeiden cherokeitten
partitive		cherokeeta	cherokeita
inessive		cherokeessa	cherokeissa
elative		cherokeesta	cherokeista
illative		cherokeehen cherokeeseen	cherokeihin cherokeisiin
adessive		cherokeella	cherokeilla
ablative		cherokeelta	cherokeilta
allative		cherokeelle	cherokeille
essive		cherokeena	cherokeina
translative		cherokeeksi	cherokeiksi
abessive		cherokeetta	cherokeitta
instructive		—	cherokein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cherokee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cherokeeni cherokeeni accusative nom. cherokeeni cherokeeni gen. cherokeeni genitive cherokeeni cherokeideni cherokeitteni partitive cherokeetani cherokeitani inessive cherokeessani cherokeissani elative cherokeestani cherokeistani illative cherokeeheni cherokeeseeni cherokeihini cherokeisiini adessive cherokeellani cherokeillani ablative cherokeeltani cherokeiltani allative cherokeelleni cherokeilleni essive cherokeenani cherokeinani translative cherokeekseni cherokeikseni abessive cherokeettani cherokeittani instructive — — comitative — cherokeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cherokeesi cherokeesi accusative nom. cherokeesi cherokeesi gen. cherokeesi genitive cherokeesi cherokeidesi cherokeittesi partitive cherokeetasi cherokeitasi inessive cherokeessasi cherokeissasi elative cherokeestasi cherokeistasi illative cherokeehesi cherokeeseesi cherokeihisi cherokeisiisi adessive cherokeellasi cherokeillasi ablative cherokeeltasi cherokeiltasi allative cherokeellesi cherokeillesi essive cherokeenasi cherokeinasi translative cherokeeksesi cherokeiksesi abessive cherokeettasi cherokeittasi instructive — — comitative — cherokeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cherokeemme cherokeemme accusative nom. cherokeemme cherokeemme gen. cherokeemme genitive cherokeemme cherokeidemme cherokeittemme partitive cherokeetamme cherokeitamme inessive cherokeessamme cherokeissamme elative cherokeestamme cherokeistamme illative cherokeehemme cherokeeseemme cherokeihimme cherokeisiimme adessive cherokeellamme cherokeillamme ablative cherokeeltamme cherokeiltamme allative cherokeellemme cherokeillemme essive cherokeenamme cherokeinamme translative cherokeeksemme cherokeiksemme abessive cherokeettamme cherokeittamme instructive — — comitative — cherokeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cherokeenne cherokeenne accusative nom. cherokeenne cherokeenne gen. cherokeenne genitive cherokeenne cherokeidenne cherokeittenne partitive cherokeetanne cherokeitanne inessive cherokeessanne cherokeissanne elative cherokeestanne cherokeistanne illative cherokeehenne cherokeeseenne cherokeihinne cherokeisiinne adessive cherokeellanne cherokeillanne ablative cherokeeltanne cherokeiltanne allative cherokeellenne cherokeillenne essive cherokeenanne cherokeinanne translative cherokeeksenne cherokeiksenne abessive cherokeettanne cherokeittanne instructive — — comitative — cherokeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative cherokeensa cherokeensa accusative nom. cherokeensa cherokeensa gen. cherokeensa genitive cherokeensa cherokeidensa cherokeittensa partitive cherokeetaan cherokeetansa cherokeitaan cherokeitansa inessive cherokeessaan cherokeessansa cherokeissaan cherokeissansa elative cherokeestaan cherokeestansa cherokeistaan cherokeistansa illative cherokeehensa cherokeeseensa cherokeihinsa cherokeisiinsa adessive cherokeellaan cherokeellansa cherokeillaan cherokeillansa ablative cherokeeltaan cherokeeltansa cherokeiltaan cherokeiltansa allative cherokeelleen cherokeellensa cherokeilleen cherokeillensa essive cherokeenaan cherokeenansa cherokeinaan cherokeinansa translative cherokeekseen cherokeeksensa cherokeikseen cherokeiksensa abessive cherokeettaan cherokeettansa cherokeittaan cherokeittansa instructive — — comitative — cherokeineen cherokeinensa

French

Alternative forms

• cherokî
• chérokî
• tchérokî

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃe.ʁɔ.ki/, /tʃe.ʁɔ.ki/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

cherokee (plural cherokees)

1. Cherokee

Noun

cherokee m (uncountable)

1. Cherokee (language)

Further reading

• “cherokee”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cherokee.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɾo.ki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɾu.ki/

Noun

cherokee m or f by sense (plural cherokees)

1. alternative spelling of cheroqui

Noun

cherokee m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of cheroqui

Adjective

cherokee m or f (plural cherokees)

1. alternative spelling of cheroqui

Further reading

• “cherokee”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026