Nevada

See also: nevada and ñevada

English

Map of US highlighting Nevada

Etymology

From Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • (US, Western US, especially Nevada) IPA(key): /nɪˈvædə/, /nəˈvædə/, [nəˈvæɾə], enPR: nĭ-vădʹə, nə-vădʹə
    • (file)
  • (US, Eastern US) IPA(key): /nɪˈvɑdə/, /nəˈvɑdə/, [nəˈvɑɾə], enPR: nĭ-väʹdə, nə-väʹdə
    • (file)
  • (some US municipalities, uncommon) IPA(key): /nəˈveɪdə/,[1] enPR: nə-vāʹdə
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈvɑːdə/, /nɪˈvɑːdə/, enPR: nə-väʹdə, nĭ-väʹdə
  • Rhymes: -ædə, -ɑːdə, -eɪdə

Proper noun

Nevada

  1. A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
  2. Several other locations in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    2. A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
    3. A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
    4. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    5. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
    6. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
  3. University of Nevada, Reno.
  4. A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
  5. A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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

References

  1. Mair, Victor (2023-05-13), “Iowa Town Names”, in Language Log‎, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 2023-05-13

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /nəˈva.də/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /nəˈba.də/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /neˈva.da/
  • Rhymes: -ada, -adə
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Nevada

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Danish

Etymology

From English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈvaːda/, [neˈvɛːtæ], [neˈvɛːdæ]

Proper noun

Nevada n (genitive Nevadas)

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneʋɑdɑ/, [ˈne̞ʋɑ̝dɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eʋɑdɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)
  2. (colloquial) Timbuktu (a remote place)
    Synonym: Huitsin Nevada

Declension

Inflection of Nevada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Nevada —
genitive Nevadan —
partitive Nevadaa —
illative Nevadaan —
singular plural
nominative Nevada —
accusative nom. Nevada —
gen. Nevadan
genitive Nevadan —
partitive Nevadaa —
inessive Nevadassa —
elative Nevadasta —
illative Nevadaan —
adessive Nevadalla —
ablative Nevadalta —
allative Nevadalle —
essive Nevadana —
translative Nevadaksi —
instructive — —
abessive Nevadatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nevada (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nevadani —
accusative nom. Nevadani —
gen. Nevadani
genitive Nevadani —
partitive Nevadaani —
inessive Nevadassani —
elative Nevadastani —
illative Nevadaani —
adessive Nevadallani —
ablative Nevadaltani —
allative Nevadalleni —
essive Nevadanani —
translative Nevadakseni —
instructive — —
abessive Nevadattani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nevadasi —
accusative nom. Nevadasi —
gen. Nevadasi
genitive Nevadasi —
partitive Nevadaasi —
inessive Nevadassasi —
elative Nevadastasi —
illative Nevadaasi —
adessive Nevadallasi —
ablative Nevadaltasi —
allative Nevadallesi —
essive Nevadanasi —
translative Nevadaksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Nevadattasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nevadamme —
accusative nom. Nevadamme —
gen. Nevadamme
genitive Nevadamme —
partitive Nevadaamme —
inessive Nevadassamme —
elative Nevadastamme —
illative Nevadaamme —
adessive Nevadallamme —
ablative Nevadaltamme —
allative Nevadallemme —
essive Nevadanamme —
translative Nevadaksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Nevadattamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nevadanne —
accusative nom. Nevadanne —
gen. Nevadanne
genitive Nevadanne —
partitive Nevadaanne —
inessive Nevadassanne —
elative Nevadastanne —
illative Nevadaanne —
adessive Nevadallanne —
ablative Nevadaltanne —
allative Nevadallenne —
essive Nevadananne —
translative Nevadaksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Nevadattanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nevadansa —
accusative nom. Nevadansa —
gen. Nevadansa
genitive Nevadansa —
partitive Nevadaansa —
inessive Nevadassaan
Nevadassansa
—
elative Nevadastaan
Nevadastansa
—
illative Nevadaansa —
adessive Nevadallaan
Nevadallansa
—
ablative Nevadaltaan
Nevadaltansa
—
allative Nevadalleen
Nevadallensa
—
essive Nevadanaan
Nevadanansa
—
translative Nevadakseen
Nevadaksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Nevadattaan
Nevadattansa
—
comitative — —

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈvaːda/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada n (proper noun, genitive Nevadas or (optionally with an article) Nevada)

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːvata/

Proper noun

Nevada n

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”, feminine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈva.da/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧và‧da

Proper noun

il Nevada m

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

References

  1. Nevada in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈva.da/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Declension

Further reading

  • Nevada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Nevada in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈva.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈva.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨˈva.dɐ/ [nɨˈva.ðɐ]

  • Homophone: nevada
  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada m

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Nevada f (Cyrillic spelling Невада)

  1. A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia
  2. A village in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnevada]

Proper noun

Nevada f (genitive singular Nevady, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

References

  • Nevada in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Etymology

From adjective nevada (“snow-covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈbada/ [neˈβ̞a.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: Ne‧va‧da

Proper noun

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Derived terms

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