Tennessee

English

Map of US highlighting Tennessee

Etymology

From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Tennessee

  1. A state of the United States.
  2. A river in the United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
  3. A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
  4. A male given name.
  5. A female given name.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Tennessee (plural Tennessees)

  1. The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
    • 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, pages 303:
      The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below.

See also

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Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

Proper noun

Tennessee (genitive Tennessees)

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Tennessee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenes(ː)iː/, [ˈt̪e̞ne̞s̠(ː)iː]

Proper noun

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Tennessee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative Tennessee —
genitive Tennesseen —
partitive Tennesseetä —
illative Tennesseehen
Tennesseeseen
—
singular plural
nominative Tennessee —
accusative nom. Tennessee —
gen. Tennesseen
genitive Tennesseen —
partitive Tennesseetä —
inessive Tennesseessä —
elative Tennesseestä —
illative Tennesseehen
Tennesseeseen
—
adessive Tennesseellä —
ablative Tennesseeltä —
allative Tennesseelle —
essive Tennesseenä —
translative Tennesseeksi —
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettä —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Tennessee (type filee)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseeni —
accusative nom. Tennesseeni —
gen. Tennesseeni
genitive Tennesseeni —
partitive Tennesseetäni —
inessive Tennesseessäni —
elative Tennesseestäni —
illative Tennesseeheni
Tennesseeseeni
—
adessive Tennesseelläni —
ablative Tennesseeltäni —
allative Tennesseelleni —
essive Tennesseenäni —
translative Tennesseekseni —
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettäni —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseesi —
accusative nom. Tennesseesi —
gen. Tennesseesi
genitive Tennesseesi —
partitive Tennesseetäsi —
inessive Tennesseessäsi —
elative Tennesseestäsi —
illative Tennesseehesi
Tennesseeseesi
—
adessive Tennesseelläsi —
ablative Tennesseeltäsi —
allative Tennesseellesi —
essive Tennesseenäsi —
translative Tennesseeksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettäsi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseemme —
accusative nom. Tennesseemme —
gen. Tennesseemme
genitive Tennesseemme —
partitive Tennesseetämme —
inessive Tennesseessämme —
elative Tennesseestämme —
illative Tennesseehemme
Tennesseeseemme
—
adessive Tennesseellämme —
ablative Tennesseeltämme —
allative Tennesseellemme —
essive Tennesseenämme —
translative Tennesseeksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettämme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseenne —
accusative nom. Tennesseenne —
gen. Tennesseenne
genitive Tennesseenne —
partitive Tennesseetänne —
inessive Tennesseessänne —
elative Tennesseestänne —
illative Tennesseehenne
Tennesseeseenne
—
adessive Tennesseellänne —
ablative Tennesseeltänne —
allative Tennesseellenne —
essive Tennesseenänne —
translative Tennesseeksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettänne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tennesseensä —
accusative nom. Tennesseensä —
gen. Tennesseensä
genitive Tennesseensä —
partitive Tennesseetään
Tennesseetänsä
—
inessive Tennesseessään
Tennesseessänsä
—
elative Tennesseestään
Tennesseestänsä
—
illative Tennesseehensä
Tennesseeseensä
—
adessive Tennesseellään
Tennesseellänsä
—
ablative Tennesseeltään
Tennesseeltänsä
—
allative Tennesseelleen
Tennesseellensä
—
essive Tennesseenään
Tennesseenänsä
—
translative Tennesseekseen
Tennesseeksensä
—
instructive — —
abessive Tennesseettään
Tennesseettänsä
—
comitative — —

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ten.nesˈsi/**[1]
  • Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Tennessee m

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

References

  1. Tennessee in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈnɛ.si/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsi
  • Syllabification: Te‧nne‧ssee

Proper noun

Tennessee n (indeclinable)

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Tennessee f (indeclinable)

  1. Tennessee (a river in the United States)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Tennessee m

  1. Tennessee (a river in the eastern United States)
  2. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenesi/ [ˈt̪e.ne.si]
    • Rhymes: -enesi
  • IPA(key): /teneˈsi/ [t̪e.neˈsi]
    • Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Tennessee m

  1. Tennessee (a state of the United States)

See also

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