Delaware

Delaware

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Delaware

  1. A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
  2. The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
    Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape
  3. Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
    Synonym: Lenape
  4. The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
  5. A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
  6. Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
    1. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
    2. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
    3. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
    4. A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
    5. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
    6. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
    7. A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
    8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
  7. A community in Ontario, Canada.
  8. A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Delaware is the 46811st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 454 individuals. Delaware is most common among White (53.52%) and Black/African-American (24.01%) individuals.

Noun

Delaware (plural Delawares)

  1. A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
  2. An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

Proper noun

Delaware (genitive Delawares)

  1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)

Derived terms

  • Delawarefloden

Finnish

Etymology

From English Delaware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdelɑʋe(ː)r/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ʋe̞(ː)r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdelɑʋɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝re̞]
  • Rhymes: -elɑʋer
  • English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Delaware

  1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Delaware
genitive Delawaren
partitive Delawarea
illative Delawareen
singular plural
nominative Delaware
accusative nom. Delaware
gen. Delawaren
genitive Delawaren
partitive Delawarea
inessive Delawaressa
elative Delawaresta
illative Delawareen
adessive Delawarella
ablative Delawarelta
allative Delawarelle
essive Delawarena
translative Delawareksi
abessive Delawaretta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawareni
accusative nom. Delawareni
gen. Delawareni
genitive Delawareni
partitive Delawareani
inessive Delawaressani
elative Delawarestani
illative Delawareeni
adessive Delawarellani
ablative Delawareltani
allative Delawarelleni
essive Delawarenani
translative Delawarekseni
abessive Delawarettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawaresi
accusative nom. Delawaresi
gen. Delawaresi
genitive Delawaresi
partitive Delawareasi
inessive Delawaressasi
elative Delawarestasi
illative Delawareesi
adessive Delawarellasi
ablative Delawareltasi
allative Delawarellesi
essive Delawarenasi
translative Delawareksesi
abessive Delawarettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawaremme
accusative nom. Delawaremme
gen. Delawaremme
genitive Delawaremme
partitive Delawareamme
inessive Delawaressamme
elative Delawarestamme
illative Delawareemme
adessive Delawarellamme
ablative Delawareltamme
allative Delawarellemme
essive Delawarenamme
translative Delawareksemme
abessive Delawarettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawarenne
accusative nom. Delawarenne
gen. Delawarenne
genitive Delawarenne
partitive Delawareanne
inessive Delawaressanne
elative Delawarestanne
illative Delawareenne
adessive Delawarellanne
ablative Delawareltanne
allative Delawarellenne
essive Delawarenanne
translative Delawareksenne
abessive Delawarettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Delawarensa
accusative nom. Delawarensa
gen. Delawarensa
genitive Delawarensa
partitive Delawareaan
Delawareansa
inessive Delawaressaan
Delawaressansa
elative Delawarestaan
Delawarestansa
illative Delawareensa
adessive Delawarellaan
Delawarellansa
ablative Delawareltaan
Delawareltansa
allative Delawarelleen
Delawarellensa
essive Delawarenaan
Delawarenansa
translative Delawarekseen
Delawareksensa
abessive Delawarettaan
Delawarettansa
instructive
comitative

Inflects like risti in speech.

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from English Delaware.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛr/
      • Rhymes: -ɛr
    • IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛjr/
      • Rhymes: -ɛjr

    Proper noun

    Delaware m

    1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)


    Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
    Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
    Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

    Polish

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɛˈla.wɛr/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -awɛr
    • Syllabification: De‧la‧ware

    Proper noun

    Delaware n (indeclinable)

    1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)
      pieczęć Delawareseal of Delaware
      Lokalna kuchnia stanu Delaware opiera się na owocach morza.Delaware's local cuisine is based on seafood.

    Proper noun

    Delaware f (indeclinable)

    1. Delaware, Delaware River (a river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)

    Further reading

    • Delaware”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh], /dɛ.laˈwɛʁ/ [dɛ.laˈwɛh]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛɾ/, /dɛ.laˈwɛɾ/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛχ], /dɛ.laˈwɛʁ/ [dɛ.laˈwɛχ]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /de.laˈwɛɻ/, /dɛ.laˈwɛɻ/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɛ.lɐˈwɛɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɛ.lɐˈwɛ.ɾi/

    • Rhymes: -ɛɾ

    Proper noun

    Delaware m

    1. Delaware, Delaware River (a river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)
    2. Delaware (the first state of the United States)

    Noun

    Delaware m or f by sense (plural Delaware or Delawares)

    1. alternative letter-case form of delaware

    See also

    Slovak

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɟelavar/, [ˈɟelaʋar]
    • Rhymes: -avar
    • Hyphenation: De‧la‧ware

    Proper noun

    Delaware n

    1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)

    References

    • Delaware”, 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, 2003–2026

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Delaware.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdelawaɾ/ [ˈd̪e.la.waɾ]
      • Rhymes: -elawaɾ
    • IPA(key): /ˈdelaweɾ/ [ˈd̪e.la.weɾ]
      • Rhymes: -elaweɾ
    • Syllabification: De‧la‧ware

    Proper noun

    Delaware m

    1. Delaware (the first state of the United States)

    Derived terms


    Divisions of the United States of America in Spanish (layout · text)
    Estados: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawái · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Míchigan · Minnesota · Misisipi · Misuri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · Nuevo Hampshire · Nueva Jersey · Nuevo México · Nueva York · Carolina del Norte · Dakota del Norte · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregón · Pensilvania · Rhode Island · Carolina del Sur · Dakota del Sur · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidental · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Distrito federal: Washington D. C.
    territorio: Samoa Americana · Guam · Islas Marianas del Norte · Puerto Rico · islas Ultramarinas Menores de los Estados Unidos · Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos