Nevada

Nevada

See also: nevada and ñevada

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (US, Western US, especially Nevada) IPA(key): /nɪˈvædə/, /nəˈvædə/, [nəˈvæɾə], enPR: nĭ-vădʹə, nə-vădʹə
      • Audio (US):(file)
    • (US, Eastern US) IPA(key): /nɪˈvɑdə/, /nəˈvɑdə/, [nəˈvɑɾə], enPR: nĭ-väʹdə, nə-väʹdə
      • Audio (US):(file)
    • (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

    Nevada

    1. A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
      • 2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN[2], archived from the original on 6 December 2019:
        The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.
    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.
    6. A surname.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nevada is the 134712nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 125 individuals. Nevada is most common among White (49.6%), Hispanic (26.4%) and Black/African-American (15.2%) individuals.

    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 (13 May 2023), “Iowa Town Names”, in Language Log[1], University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 13 May 2023

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Catalan

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central) [nəˈβa.ðə]
    • IPA(key): (Balearic) [nəˈva.ðə]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [neˈva.ða]
    • Rhymes: -ada, -adə
    • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

    Proper noun

    Nevada f

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Central Nahuatl

    Proper noun

    Nevada

    1. Nevada (a state in the western 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 in the western United States)

    Finnish

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Nevada

    1. Nevada (a state in the western 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
    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

    French

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Nevada m

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    German

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

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

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Further reading

    Icelandic

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːvata/

    Proper noun

    Nevada n (proper noun, genitive singular Nevada)

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Declension

    Declension of Nevada (sg-only neuter)
    indefinite singular
    nominative Nevada
    accusative Nevada
    dative Nevada
    genitive Nevada

    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

    Nevada m

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    References

    Anagrams


    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

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Nevada f

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)
      pieczęć Nevadyseal of Nevada
      Stolicą Nevady wcale nie jest Las Vegas.The capital of Nevada is not actually Las Vegas.
      Mieszkała w Nevadzie aż do śmierci.She lived in Nevada until her death.

    Declension

    Further reading

    • Nevada”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

       
       

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

      Proper noun

      Nevada m (demonym nevadense)

      1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

      See also

      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): /ɲevada/, [ˈɲeʋada]
      • Rhymes: -ada
      • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

      Proper noun

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

      1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

      References

      • 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, 2003–2026

      Spanish

      Etymology

        From adjective nevada (snow-covered).

        Pronunciation

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

        Proper noun

        Nevada f (demonym nevadense)

        1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

        See also