# Wisconsin
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French 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".
* Menominee wēskōhsek (“a good place”), from Wēskōhsek Sēpēw ("the river where it is good to live")
* 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."

### Pronunciation

* (US)
** (weak vowel merger)
*** IPA: /wəˈskɑnsən/, [wəˈskɑn.sn̩]
*** IPA: /wəsˈkɑnsən/, [wəsˈkʰɑn.sn̩]
*** (with added n) (informal) IPA: /wɪnˈskɑnsən/
** (weak vowel distinction) IPA: /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Wisconsin
* A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
** 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.
* A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
* University of Wisconsin–Madison.

#### Derived terms

* WI
* Wisconsinian
* Wisconsinite
* Wisconsin Dells
* Wisconsin Rapids
* Sconnie

#### Translations
### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* 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

* ↑ https://www4.uwsp.edu/museum/menomineeClans/places/chart.aspx
* ↑ Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, p. 398

### Further reading

* Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Wisconsin.

### Proper noun

Wisconsin (genitive Wisconsins)
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwiskonsin/, [ˈwis̠ko̞ns̠in]
* Rhymes: -iskonsin

### Proper noun

Wisconsin
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Wisconsin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Wisconsinini
accusative
nom.
Wisconsinini
gen.
Wisconsinini
genitive
Wisconsinini
partitive
Wisconsiniani
inessive
Wisconsinissani
elative
Wisconsinistani
illative
Wisconsiniini
adessive
Wisconsinillani
ablative
Wisconsiniltani
allative
Wisconsinilleni
essive
Wisconsininani
translative
Wisconsinikseni
abessive
Wisconsinittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Wisconsinisi
accusative
nom.
Wisconsinisi
gen.
Wisconsinisi
genitive
Wisconsinisi
partitive
Wisconsiniasi
inessive
Wisconsinissasi
elative
Wisconsinistasi
illative
Wisconsiniisi
adessive
Wisconsinillasi
ablative
Wisconsiniltasi
allative
Wisconsinillesi
essive
Wisconsininasi
translative
Wisconsiniksesi
abessive
Wisconsinittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Wisconsinimme
accusative
nom.
Wisconsinimme
gen.
Wisconsinimme
genitive
Wisconsinimme
partitive
Wisconsiniamme
inessive
Wisconsinissamme
elative
Wisconsinistamme
illative
Wisconsiniimme
adessive
Wisconsinillamme
ablative
Wisconsiniltamme
allative
Wisconsinillemme
essive
Wisconsininamme
translative
Wisconsiniksemme
abessive
Wisconsinittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Wisconsininne
accusative
nom.
Wisconsininne
gen.
Wisconsininne
genitive
Wisconsininne
partitive
Wisconsinianne
inessive
Wisconsinissanne
elative
Wisconsinistanne
illative
Wisconsiniinne
adessive
Wisconsinillanne
ablative
Wisconsiniltanne
allative
Wisconsinillenne
essive
Wisconsininanne
translative
Wisconsiniksenne
abessive
Wisconsinittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Wisconsininsa
accusative
nom.
Wisconsininsa
gen.
Wisconsininsa
genitive
Wisconsininsa
partitive
Wisconsiniaan Wisconsiniansa
inessive
Wisconsinissaan Wisconsinissansa
elative
Wisconsinistaan Wisconsinistansa
illative
Wisconsiniinsa
adessive
Wisconsinillaan Wisconsinillansa
ablative
Wisconsiniltaan Wisconsiniltansa
allative
Wisconsinilleen Wisconsinillensa
essive
Wisconsininaan Wisconsininansa
translative
Wisconsinikseen Wisconsiniksensa
abessive
Wisconsinittaan Wisconsinittansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Etymology

From English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /wis.kɔn.sin/, (rare) /wis.kɔ̃.sɛ̃/
* (Canada) IPA: /wis.kõ.sẽ/

### Proper noun

Wisconsin m
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## German
### Etymology

From English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɪsˈkɔn.sɪn/, /wɪsˈkɔn.sɪn/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Wisconsin n (proper noun, genitive Wisconsins or (optionally with an article) Wisconsin)
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wiˈskɔn.sin/
* Rhymes: -ɔnsin
* Hyphenation: Wi‧scòn‧sin

### Proper noun

Wisconsin m
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wisˈkɔn.sin/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔnsin
* Syllabification: Wis‧con‧sin

### Proper noun

Wisconsin n (indeclinable)
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)
* Wisconsin (A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi)

### Further reading

* Wisconsin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Wisconsin.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /wisˈkõ.sĩ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /wisˈkõ.sĩ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /wiʃˈkõ.sĩ/

### Proper noun

Wisconsin m
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)
* Wisconsin (A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wisˈkonsin/ [wisˈkõn.sĩn]
* Rhymes: -onsin
* Syllabification: Wis‧con‧sin

### Proper noun

Wisconsin m
* Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* wisconsinés

### See also

* Wisconsin on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$