# Hokkaido
## English
### Alternative forms

* Hokkaidō

### Etymology

From Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) +‎ 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/, /həˈkaɪdəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/, /həˈkaɪdoʊ/
* Rhymes: -aɪdəʊ

### Proper noun

Hokkaido
* The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
** 2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea:In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]
** 2019, Supana Onikage, translated by Quof, edited by K. “Kitty-tama” Jordan, Lazy Dungeon Master, volume 5, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:I took another look at the map, impressed by how useful random modern Earth knowledge was in this world. Tsia Mountain, which contained our dungeon, was within the Empire’s territory. Using the size of the mountain to estimate distance… Yeah, the Empire was pretty huge. How many Hokkaidos could even fit in here? More than a few. Not to mention that there’s dozens of dungeons marked on the map.

#### Coordinate terms

* Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

#### Derived terms

* Hokkaido wolf

#### Translations
### Noun

Hokkaido (plural Hokkaidos)
* A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
** 1983, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 11:[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.

### Further reading

* Hokkaido on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Hokkaido (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 北海道.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhokːɑi̯do/, [ˈho̞kːɑ̝i̯do̞]
* Rhymes: -okːɑido
* Hyphenation: Hok‧kai‧do

### Proper noun

Hokkaido
* Hokkaido (island or province)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Hokkaido (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hokkaidoni
accusative
nom.
Hokkaidoni
gen.
Hokkaidoni
genitive
Hokkaidoni
partitive
Hokkaidoani
inessive
Hokkaidossani
elative
Hokkaidostani
illative
Hokkaidooni
adessive
Hokkaidollani
ablative
Hokkaidoltani
allative
Hokkaidolleni
essive
Hokkaidonani
translative
Hokkaidokseni
abessive
Hokkaidottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hokkaidosi
accusative
nom.
Hokkaidosi
gen.
Hokkaidosi
genitive
Hokkaidosi
partitive
Hokkaidoasi
inessive
Hokkaidossasi
elative
Hokkaidostasi
illative
Hokkaidoosi
adessive
Hokkaidollasi
ablative
Hokkaidoltasi
allative
Hokkaidollesi
essive
Hokkaidonasi
translative
Hokkaidoksesi
abessive
Hokkaidottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hokkaidomme
accusative
nom.
Hokkaidomme
gen.
Hokkaidomme
genitive
Hokkaidomme
partitive
Hokkaidoamme
inessive
Hokkaidossamme
elative
Hokkaidostamme
illative
Hokkaidoomme
adessive
Hokkaidollamme
ablative
Hokkaidoltamme
allative
Hokkaidollemme
essive
Hokkaidonamme
translative
Hokkaidoksemme
abessive
Hokkaidottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hokkaidonne
accusative
nom.
Hokkaidonne
gen.
Hokkaidonne
genitive
Hokkaidonne
partitive
Hokkaidoanne
inessive
Hokkaidossanne
elative
Hokkaidostanne
illative
Hokkaidoonne
adessive
Hokkaidollanne
ablative
Hokkaidoltanne
allative
Hokkaidollenne
essive
Hokkaidonanne
translative
Hokkaidoksenne
abessive
Hokkaidottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hokkaidonsa
accusative
nom.
Hokkaidonsa
gen.
Hokkaidonsa
genitive
Hokkaidonsa
partitive
Hokkaidoaan Hokkaidoansa
inessive
Hokkaidossaan Hokkaidossansa
elative
Hokkaidostaan Hokkaidostansa
illative
Hokkaidoonsa
adessive
Hokkaidollaan Hokkaidollansa
ablative
Hokkaidoltaan Hokkaidoltansa
allative
Hokkaidolleen Hokkaidollensa
essive
Hokkaidonaan Hokkaidonansa
translative
Hokkaidokseen Hokkaidoksensa
abessive
Hokkaidottaan Hokkaidottansa
instructive
comitative

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Hokkaido f
* Hokkaido (an island and prefecture in northern Japan)