# Polynesia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Polynésie, coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
* Rhymes: -iːʒə

### Proper noun

Polynesia
* A region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

#### Holonyms

* Austronesia
* Oceania

#### Coordinate terms

* Melanesia
* Micronesia

#### Related terms

* Polynesian

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Polynesia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 21, 2020.
* ↑ Geoffery Clark (2003 September) “Dumont d'Urville's Oceania”, in The Journal of Pacific History‎, volume 38, number 2, Taylor & Francis, pages 155-161

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French Polynésie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpolyˌne(ː)siɑ/, [ˈpo̞lyˌne̞(ː)s̠iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -esiɑ
* Hyphenation: Poly‧nesia

### Proper noun

Polynesia
* Polynesia (a region of Oceania)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Polynesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Polynesiani
accusative
nom.
Polynesiani
gen.
Polynesiani
genitive
Polynesiani
partitive
Polynesiaani
inessive
Polynesiassani
elative
Polynesiastani
illative
Polynesiaani
adessive
Polynesiallani
ablative
Polynesialtani
allative
Polynesialleni
essive
Polynesianani
translative
Polynesiakseni
abessive
Polynesiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Polynesiasi
accusative
nom.
Polynesiasi
gen.
Polynesiasi
genitive
Polynesiasi
partitive
Polynesiaasi
inessive
Polynesiassasi
elative
Polynesiastasi
illative
Polynesiaasi
adessive
Polynesiallasi
ablative
Polynesialtasi
allative
Polynesiallesi
essive
Polynesianasi
translative
Polynesiaksesi
abessive
Polynesiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Polynesiamme
accusative
nom.
Polynesiamme
gen.
Polynesiamme
genitive
Polynesiamme
partitive
Polynesiaamme
inessive
Polynesiassamme
elative
Polynesiastamme
illative
Polynesiaamme
adessive
Polynesiallamme
ablative
Polynesialtamme
allative
Polynesiallemme
essive
Polynesianamme
translative
Polynesiaksemme
abessive
Polynesiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Polynesianne
accusative
nom.
Polynesianne
gen.
Polynesianne
genitive
Polynesianne
partitive
Polynesiaanne
inessive
Polynesiassanne
elative
Polynesiastanne
illative
Polynesiaanne
adessive
Polynesiallanne
ablative
Polynesialtanne
allative
Polynesiallenne
essive
Polynesiananne
translative
Polynesiaksenne
abessive
Polynesiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Polynesiansa
accusative
nom.
Polynesiansa
gen.
Polynesiansa
genitive
Polynesiansa
partitive
Polynesiaansa
inessive
Polynesiassaan Polynesiassansa
elative
Polynesiastaan Polynesiastansa
illative
Polynesiaansa
adessive
Polynesiallaan Polynesiallansa
ablative
Polynesialtaan Polynesialtansa
allative
Polynesialleen Polynesiallensa
essive
Polynesianaan Polynesianansa
translative
Polynesiakseen Polynesiaksensa
abessive
Polynesiattaan Polynesiattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* polynesialainen

## Latin
### Proper noun

Polynēsia f sg (genitive Polynēsiae); first declension
* (New Latin) Polynesia (a region of Oceania)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Polynesia
* Polynesia (a region of Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* Fransk Polynesia
* polynesier
* polynesisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Polynesia
* Polynesia (a region of Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* Fransk Polynesia
* polynesiar
* polynesisk