Nevada

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See also: nevada and ñevada

English[edit]

Map of US highlighting Nevada

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish nevada (snow-covered).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (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
  • (US, uncommon, in reference to the towns) IPA(key): /nəˈveɪdə/,[1] enPR: nə-vāʹdə
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈvɑːdə/, /nɪˈvɑːdə/, enPR: nə-väʹdə, nĭ-väʹdə
  • Rhymes: -ædə, -ɑːdə, -eɪdə

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Translations[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada n (genitive Nevadas)

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Finnish[edit]

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada

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

Declension[edit]

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
abessive Nevadatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nevada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
abessive Nevadattani
instructive
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
abessive Nevadattasi
instructive
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
abessive Nevadattamme
instructive
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
abessive Nevadattanne
instructive
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
abessive Nevadattaan
Nevadattansa
instructive
comitative

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada n

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Declension[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

il Nevada m

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

References[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Nevada in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada m

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Bosnian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia bs

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada f (Cyrillic spelling Невада)

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

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

References[edit]

  • Nevada”, 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]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology[edit]

From adjective nevada (snow-covered).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Nevada f

  1. Nevada (a state of the United States)

Derived terms[edit]