Ohio

English

Map of US highlighting Ohio

Etymology

From Seneca Ohi:yoʼ, a proper name derived from ohi:yo:h (“good river”). The name of the Allegheny river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Ohio, means the same thing in Unami.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/, /əˈhaɪoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈhaɪəʊ/, /əʊˈhʌɪəʊ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪəʊ

Proper noun

Ohio

2. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Columbus.
3. A river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
4. A locale in the United States; named for the state.
   1. A town in New York.
   2. A village in Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
   4. An unincorporated community in Texas.
   5. A number of townships, listed under Ohio Township.
5. A locale in Canada:
   1. A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.
   2. A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia.
   3. A community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

Derived terms

• OH
• Ohioan
• Ohio City
• Ohio County
• only in Ohio
• pride of Ohio

Translations

U.S. state

• Arabic: أُوهَايُو m (ʔuhāyū)

  Egyptian Arabic: اوهايو (ōhāyō)

• Armenian: Օհայո (Ōhayo)
• Belarusian: Ага́ё m (Ahájo), Ага́я (Ahája)
• Bengali: ওহাইও (bn) (ōhaiō)
• Bulgarian: Оха́йо (Ohájo)
• Cherokee: ᎣᎭᏲ (Ohayo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俄亥俄 (zh) (Éhài'é)

• Czech: Ohio (cs) n
• Danish: Ohio
• Esperanto: Ohio
• Farefare: Ohayo
• Finnish: Ohio (fi)
• Galician: Ohio (gl) m
• Georgian: ოჰაიო (ohaio)
• German: Ohio (de)
• Greek: Οχάιο (el) (Ocháio)
• Hawaiian: ʻOhaio
• Hebrew: אוֹהָיוֹ (he) (Ohayo)
• Hindi: ओहायो (ohāyo)
• Italian: Ohio (it) m
• Japanese: オハイオ (Ohaio), オハイオ州 (Ohaio-shū)
• Khmer: រដ្ឋអូហៃយ៉ូ (roat oohayoo), អូហៃយ៉ូ (ʼouhayyou)
• Korean: 오하이오 (Ohaio)
• Lao: ໂອໄຮໂອ (ʼō hai ʼō)
• Latvian: Ohaio m
• Lithuanian: Ohajas
• Macedonian: Оха́јо n (Ohájo)
• Malayalam: ഒഹായോ (ohāyō)
• Marathi: ओहायो m (ohāyo)
• Mingo: ^{(please verify)} Uhíyu'
• Navajo: Oohááyoo hahoodzo
• Odia: ଓହିଓ (ohio)
• Persian: اوهایو (ohâyo)
• Polish: Ohio (pl) n
• Portuguese: Ohio (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਓਹਾਇਓ (ohāio)
• Romanian: Ohio (ro)
• Russian: Ога́йо (ru) m (Ogájo)
• Samogitian: Ohajos
• Serbo-Croatian: Охајо, Ohajo
• Slovak: Ohio
• Spanish: Ohio (es) m
• Thai: โอไฮโอ (oo-hai-ôo)
• Turkish: Ohio
• Ukrainian: Ога́йо m (Ohájo)
• Urdu: اوہائیو (ohāyo)
• Uyghur: ئوخايو (oxayo)
• Vietnamese: Ohio (vi)
• Wyandot: ^{(please verify)} Ohezuhyeandawa
• Yiddish: אָהײַאָ (ohayo)

river

• Armenian: Օհայո (Ōhayo)
• Bulgarian: Оха́йо (Ohájo)
• Czech: Ohio (cs) n
• Finnish: Ohio (fi)
• German: Ohio (de)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} オハイオ川 (Ohaio-gawa)
• Lao: ແມ່ນ້ຳໂອໄຮໂອ (mǣ namʼō hai ʼō)
• Macedonian: Оха́јо n (Ohájo)
• Marathi: ओहायो f (ohāyo)
• Mingo: ^{(please verify)} Uhíyu'
• Polish: Ohio (pl) n
• Portuguese: Ohio (pt) m
• Russian: Ога́йо (ru) m (Ogájo)
• Spanish: Ohio (es) m
• Thai: โอไฮโอ (oo-hai-ôo)
• Vietnamese: sông Ohio
• Wyandot: ^{(please verify)} Ohezuhyeandawa

Anagrams

• IOOH

Catalan

Proper noun

Ohio m

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ohio.

Proper noun

Ohio (genitive Ohios)

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Esperanto

Etymology

From English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈhio]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: O‧hi‧o

Proper noun

Ohio (accusative Ohion)

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

See also

	Miĉigano
Indianao		Pensilvanio
	Kentukio ∙ Okcidenta Virginio

Finnish

Etymology

From English Ohio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈohɑi̯.o/, [ˈo̞ɦɑ̝i̯.o̞]
• Rhymes: -ohɑio

Proper noun

Ohio

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Ohio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		Ohio	—
genitive		Ohion	—
partitive		Ohiota	—
illative		Ohioon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Ohio	—
accusative	nom.	Ohio	—
	gen.	Ohion
genitive		Ohion	—
partitive		Ohiota	—
inessive		Ohiossa	—
elative		Ohiosta	—
illative		Ohioon	—
adessive		Ohiolla	—
ablative		Ohiolta	—
allative		Ohiolle	—
essive		Ohiona	—
translative		Ohioksi	—
abessive		Ohiotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ohio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ohioni — accusative nom. Ohioni — gen. Ohioni genitive Ohioni — partitive Ohiotani — inessive Ohiossani — elative Ohiostani — illative Ohiooni — adessive Ohiollani — ablative Ohioltani — allative Ohiolleni — essive Ohionani — translative Ohiokseni — abessive Ohiottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ohiosi — accusative nom. Ohiosi — gen. Ohiosi genitive Ohiosi — partitive Ohiotasi — inessive Ohiossasi — elative Ohiostasi — illative Ohioosi — adessive Ohiollasi — ablative Ohioltasi — allative Ohiollesi — essive Ohionasi — translative Ohioksesi — abessive Ohiottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ohiomme — accusative nom. Ohiomme — gen. Ohiomme genitive Ohiomme — partitive Ohiotamme — inessive Ohiossamme — elative Ohiostamme — illative Ohioomme — adessive Ohiollamme — ablative Ohioltamme — allative Ohiollemme — essive Ohionamme — translative Ohioksemme — abessive Ohiottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ohionne — accusative nom. Ohionne — gen. Ohionne genitive Ohionne — partitive Ohiotanne — inessive Ohiossanne — elative Ohiostanne — illative Ohioonne — adessive Ohiollanne — ablative Ohioltanne — allative Ohiollenne — essive Ohionanne — translative Ohioksenne — abessive Ohiottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ohionsa — accusative nom. Ohionsa — gen. Ohionsa genitive Ohionsa — partitive Ohiotaan Ohiotansa — inessive Ohiossaan Ohiossansa — elative Ohiostaan Ohiostansa — illative Ohioonsa — adessive Ohiollaan Ohiollansa — ablative Ohioltaan Ohioltansa — allative Ohiolleen Ohiollensa — essive Ohionaan Ohionansa — translative Ohiokseen Ohioksensa — abessive Ohiottaan Ohiottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• hioo, ohoi

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ohio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈhaɪ̯o/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Ohio n (proper noun, genitive Ohios or (optionally with an article) Ohio)

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ohio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈa.jo/
• Rhymes: -ajo

Proper noun

Ohio m

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (“good river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈxa.jɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ajɔ
• Syllabification: O‧hi‧o

Proper noun

Ohio n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

• Ohio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ohio m

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

Romanian

Proper noun

Ohio n

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɦaːjɔ]

Proper noun

Ohio n (genitive singular Ohia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

References

• “Ohio”, 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, 2003–2024

Spanish

Proper noun

Ohio m

1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

Derived terms

• ohioano
• ohionés

 

Further reading

• Ohio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es