Wisconsin
English

Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#WISCONSINCategory:English terms derived from French#WISCONSIN Ouisconsin, itself borrowed from an uncertain Native American language. Theories include:
- Miami meeskohsinki or Algonquin meskousing, both meaning "it lies red", the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking American Indian groups living in the region at the time of European contact. "Meskousing" is known from maps drawn by the French from the 1670s onwards, it is believed subsequent transcribers mistook the stylized cursive "M" for "OU".
- MenomineeCategory:English terms derived from Menominee#WISCONSIN wēskōhsek (“a good place”), from Wēskōhsek Sēpēw ("the river where it is good to live")[1]
- An Ojibwe term, suggestions include miskwasiniig (“red stones”), referring to the red sandstone of the dells of the Wisconsin River; and wiishihkaanhs (“little lodge”), referring to the dwellings of the abundant beavers and muskrats.
A researcher for the State of Wisconsin Historical Society concluded in frustration, "I have not found two Indians to agree on the meaning of this word."[2]
Pronunciation
- (US)
- (weak vowel merger)
- IPA(key): /wəˈskɑnsən/, [wəˈskɑn.sn̩]Category:English 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- IPA(key): /wəsˈkɑnsən/, [wəsˈkʰɑn.sn̩]Category:English 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- (with added n) (informal) IPA(key): /wɪnˈskɑnsən/Category:English 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/Category:English 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- (weak vowel merger)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#WISCONSINAudio (US): (file)
Proper noun
WisconsinCategory:English lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:English proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:English uncountable nouns#WISCONSINCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United StatesCategory:en:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:en:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:en:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN.
- 2023 August 29, Lauren Dillon, “Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There”, in Historic Mysteries:
- In the heart of Wisconsin there was once a small town called Doveland. But then something strange happened. Doveland disappeared in the 1990s. That is right, an entire town with buildings and residents vanished in thin air and left nothing behind.Category:English terms with quotations#WISCONSIN
- 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#WISCONSIN
- A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the MississippiCategory:en:Rivers in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:en:Rivers in the United States#WISCONSINCategory:en:Places in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:en:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.Category:en:Universities#WISCONSIN
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Bengali: উইসকনসিন (uiskonsin)Category:Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#WISCONSIN
- → Danish: Wisconsin
- → Esperanto: Viskonsino
- → Finnish: Wisconsin
- → French: Wisconsin
- → German: Wisconsin
- → Italian: Wisconsin
- → Japanese: ウィスコンシン (Wisukonshin)
- → Korean: 위스콘신 (Wiseukonsin)Category:Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#WISCONSIN
- → Navajo: Wiskaansin
- → Polish: Wisconsin
- → Portuguese: Wisconsin
- → Thai: วิสคอนซิน (wís-kɔn-sîn)
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 |
References
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Danish terms borrowed from English#WISCONSINCategory:Danish terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Proper noun
Wisconsin (genitive Wisconsins)Category:Danish lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Danish proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Danish terms spelled with C#WISCONSINCategory:Danish terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
Finnish
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiskonsin/, [ˈwis̠ko̞ns̠in]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- Rhymes: -iskonsinCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/iskonsin#WISCONSINCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/iskonsin/3 syllables#WISCONSINCategory:fi-pronunciation missing automatic hyphenation#WISCONSIN
Proper noun
WisconsinCategory:Finnish lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)Category:fi:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:fi:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:fi:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:fi:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
Declension
| Inflection of Wisconsin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Wisconsin | — | |
| genitive | Wisconsinin | — | |
| partitive | Wisconsinia | — | |
| illative | Wisconsiniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Wisconsin | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Wisconsin | — |
| gen. | Wisconsinin | ||
| genitive | Wisconsinin | — | |
| partitive | Wisconsinia | — | |
| inessive | Wisconsinissa | — | |
| elative | Wisconsinista | — | |
| illative | Wisconsiniin | — | |
| adessive | Wisconsinilla | — | |
| ablative | Wisconsinilta | — | |
| allative | Wisconsinille | — | |
| essive | Wisconsinina | — | |
| translative | Wisconsiniksi | — | |
| abessive | Wisconsinitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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French

Etymology
From EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#WISCONSINCategory:French terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin, itself a borrowing from FrenchCategory:French terms borrowed back into French#WISCONSIN Ouisconsin.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /wis.kɔn.sin/, (rare) /wis.kɔ̃.sɛ̃/Category:French 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:French 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- (Canada) IPA(key): /wis.kõ.sẽ/Category:French 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#WISCONSINAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#WISCONSINAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Proper noun
Wisconsin mCategory:French lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:French proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:French uncountable nouns#WISCONSINCategory:French terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:French masculine nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
German
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:German terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin n (proper noun, genitive Wisconsins or (optionally with an article) Wisconsin)Category:German lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:German proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:German neuter nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#WISCONSINCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#WISCONSINCategory:Italian terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wisˈkɔn.sin/Category:Italian 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- Rhymes: -ɔnsinCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔnsin#WISCONSINCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔnsin/3 syllables#WISCONSIN
- Hyphenation: Wi‧scòn‧sin
Proper noun
Wisconsin mCategory:Italian lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Italian proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Italian terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Italian masculine nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)Category:it:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:it:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:it:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:it:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
| 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#WISCONSINCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#WISCONSINCategory:Polish terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wisˈkɔn.sin/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#WISCONSINAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔnsinCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔnsin#WISCONSINCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔnsin/3 syllables#WISCONSIN
- Syllabification: Wis‧con‧sin
Proper noun
Wisconsin n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Polish proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Polish neuter nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)Category:pl:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pl:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pl:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:pl:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
- pieczęć Wisconsin ― seal of WisconsinCategory:Polish terms with collocations#WISCONSIN
- Symbolem stanu Wisconsin jest borsuk. ― The state symbol of Wisconsin is the badger.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi)Category:pl:Rivers in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pl:Rivers in the United States#WISCONSINCategory:pl:Places in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pl:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
- Rzeka Wisconsin uchodzi do Missisipi. ― The Minnesota River flows into the Mississippi.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#WISCONSIN
Further reading
- Wisconsin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#WISCONSIN Wisconsin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wisconsin mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)Category:pt:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pt:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pt:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:pt:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi)Category:pt:Rivers in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pt:Rivers in the United States#WISCONSINCategory:pt:Places in Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:pt:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wisˈkonsin/ [wisˈkõn.sĩn]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#WISCONSIN
- Rhymes: -onsinCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onsin#WISCONSINCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onsin/3 syllables#WISCONSIN
- Syllabification: Wis‧con‧sin
Proper noun
Wisconsin mCategory:Spanish lemmas#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish terms spelled with W#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#WISCONSINCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with entries#WISCONSINCategory:Pages with 9 entries#WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)Category:es:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:es:Wisconsin, USA#WISCONSINCategory:es:States of the United States#WISCONSINCategory:es:Places in the United States#WISCONSIN
