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delaware

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Delaware.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdelɑwɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌwɑ̝re̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑre
  • Hyphenation(key): de‧la‧wa‧re

Noun

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delaware

  1. Delaware (member of Delaware native American people)

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes inflected in other cases than nominative singular as if this were a type 5 (risti) noun, particularly in plural (delawarien instead of delawarejen).

Declension

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Inflection of delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative delaware delawaret
genitive delawaren delawarejen
partitive delawarea delawareja
illative delawareen delawareihin
singular plural
nominative delaware delawaret
accusative nom. delaware delawaret
gen. delawaren
genitive delawaren delawarejen
delawarein rare
partitive delawarea delawareja
inessive delawaressa delawareissa
elative delawaresta delawareista
illative delawareen delawareihin
adessive delawarella delawareilla
ablative delawarelta delawareilta
allative delawarelle delawareille
essive delawarena delawareina
translative delawareksi delawareiksi
abessive delawaretta delawareitta
instructive delawarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative delawareni delawareni
accusative nom. delawareni delawareni
gen. delawareni
genitive delawareni delawarejeni
delawareini rare
partitive delawareani delawarejani
inessive delawaressani delawareissani
elative delawarestani delawareistani
illative delawareeni delawareihini
adessive delawarellani delawareillani
ablative delawareltani delawareiltani
allative delawarelleni delawareilleni
essive delawarenani delawareinani
translative delawarekseni delawareikseni
abessive delawarettani delawareittani
instructive
comitative delawareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative delawaresi delawaresi
accusative nom. delawaresi delawaresi
gen. delawaresi
genitive delawaresi delawarejesi
delawareisi rare
partitive delawareasi delawarejasi
inessive delawaressasi delawareissasi
elative delawarestasi delawareistasi
illative delawareesi delawareihisi
adessive delawarellasi delawareillasi
ablative delawareltasi delawareiltasi
allative delawarellesi delawareillesi
essive delawarenasi delawareinasi
translative delawareksesi delawareiksesi
abessive delawarettasi delawareittasi
instructive
comitative delawareinesi

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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delaware m or f by sense (plural delaware or delawares)

  1. Delaware; Lenape (member of a native people of eastern North America)
    Synonym: lenape