Kentucky
English

Etymology
UncertainCategory:English terms with unknown etymologies#KENTUCKY; possibly from an IroquoianCategory:English terms derived from Iroquoian languages#KENTUCKY word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈtʌki/Category:English 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/Category:English 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- (Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʊki/Category:English 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- Rhymes: -ʌkiCategory:Rhymes:English/ʌki#KENTUCKYCategory:Rhymes:English/ʌki/3 syllables#KENTUCKY
Proper noun
KentuckyCategory:English lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:English proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:English uncountable nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
- A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort. Largest city: LouisvilleCategory:en:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:en:States of the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
- Synonyms: Bluegrass State, Corn-cracker State, Dark and Bloody Ground State, Hemp State, Kaintuck, Tobacco State
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN:
- On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.Category:English terms with quotations#KENTUCKY
- 2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business:
- The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.Category:English terms with quotations#KENTUCKY
- A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, AustraliaCategory:en:Villages in New South Wales, Australia#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Villages in Australia#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in New South Wales, Australia#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in Australia#KENTUCKY.
- Ellipsis of University of KentuckyCategory:English ellipses#KENTUCKY.Category:en:Universities#KENTUCKY
- Synonyms: UK, UKY
- Coordinate terms: Kentucky State, KSU (not to be confused)
- A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United StatesCategory:en:Rivers in Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Rivers in the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, MichiganCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in Michigan, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:en:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Uyghur: كېنتاكىي (këntakiy) (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Translations
See also
| 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 |
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Danish terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Danish terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Proper noun
Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)Category:Danish lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Danish proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Danish terms spelled with C#KENTUCKYCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
Finnish
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkentɑki/, [ˈk̟e̞n̪t̪ɑ̝k̟i]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- Rhymes: -entɑkiCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/entɑki#KENTUCKYCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/entɑki/3 syllables#KENTUCKYCategory:fi-pronunciation missing automatic hyphenation#KENTUCKY
Proper noun
KentuckyCategory:Finnish lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Finnish proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#KENTUCKYCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)Category:fi:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:fi:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:fi:States of the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:fi:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY
Declension
After the pronunciation (more common):
| Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckya | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kentucky | — |
| gen. | Kentuckyn | ||
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckya | — | |
| inessive | Kentuckyssa | — | |
| elative | Kentuckysta | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| adessive | Kentuckylla | — | |
| ablative | Kentuckylta | — | |
| allative | Kentuckylle | — | |
| essive | Kentuckyna | — | |
| translative | Kentuckyksi | — | |
| abessive | Kentuckytta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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After the spelling:
| Inflection of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckyä | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kentucky | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kentucky | — |
| gen. | Kentuckyn | ||
| genitive | Kentuckyn | — | |
| partitive | Kentuckyä | — | |
| inessive | Kentuckyssä | — | |
| elative | Kentuckystä | — | |
| illative | Kentuckyyn | — | |
| adessive | Kentuckyllä | — | |
| ablative | Kentuckyltä | — | |
| allative | Kentuckylle | — | |
| essive | Kentuckynä | — | |
| translative | Kentuckyksi | — | |
| abessive | Kentuckyttä | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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In speech, inflects like risti.
French

Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:French terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- (Europe) IPA(key): /kɛn.ty.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/Category:French 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:French 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kɛn.tɔ.ki/Category:French 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#KENTUCKYAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#KENTUCKYAudio (France (Somain)): (file) - Hyphenation: Ken‧tuc‧ky
Proper noun
Kentucky mCategory:French lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:French proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:French uncountable nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:French terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:French terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:French masculine nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
German
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:German terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:German terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kentucky n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kentuckys)Category:German lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:German proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:German neuter nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kentucky mCategory:Italian lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian terms spelled with Y#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Italian masculine nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)Category:it:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:it:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:it:States of the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:it:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY
| 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 EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛnˈta.ki/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- Rhymes: -akiCategory:Rhymes:Polish/aki#KENTUCKYCategory:Rhymes:Polish/aki/3 syllables#KENTUCKY
- Syllabification: Ken‧tu‧cky
Proper noun
Kentucky n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Polish neuter nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)Category:pl:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:States of the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY
- pieczęć Kentucky ― seal of KentuckyCategory:Polish terms with collocations#KENTUCKY
- Od południa stan Kentucky graniczy ze stanem Tennessee. ― To the south, Kentucky borders Tennessee.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#KENTUCKY
- Kentucky, Kentucky River (a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States)Category:pl:Rivers in Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:Rivers in the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:Places in Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:pl:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY
- Rzeka Kentucky wpada do Ohio. ― The Kentucky River flows into the Ohio.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#KENTUCKY
Further reading
- “Kentucky”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#KENTUCKY Kentucky.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kentucky mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with Y#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
Romanian
Proper noun
Kentucky nCategory:Romanian lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian terms spelled with Y#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)Category:Slovak lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Slovak proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Slovak neuter nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
References
- “Kentucky”, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
- IPA(key): /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#KENTUCKY
Proper noun
Kentucky mCategory:Spanish lemmas#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish terms spelled with K#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#KENTUCKYCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with entries#KENTUCKYCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KENTUCKY
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)Category:es:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:es:Kentucky, USA#KENTUCKYCategory:es:States of the United States#KENTUCKYCategory:es:Places in the United States#KENTUCKY
Derived terms
Further reading
Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
