# Kansas
## English
### Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkæn.zəs/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ænzəs

### Proper noun

Kansas (plural Kansases) (abbreviated Kan., Kans., Ks.)
* A state of the midwest United States. Capital: Topeka. Largest city: Wichita.
* A river in northeast Kansas.
* The University of Kansas.

#### Synonyms

* Sunflower State
* Jayhawker State

#### Derived terms

* Bleeding Kansas
* Bloody Kansas
* Kansan
* Kansas Citian
* Kansas City
* Kansas horse plague
* Kansas River
* Kansas Territory
* Kansas thistle
* KS
* not in Kansas anymore

#### See also

* Jayhawk
* jayhawker
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

* ↑ William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States →ISBN, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)

### Further reading

* Kansas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Czech
### Proper noun

Kansas m inan (relational adjective kansaský, demonym Kansasan, female demonym Kansasanka)
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

### Proper noun

Kansas (genitive Kansas')
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Kansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnsɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑnsɑs
* Hyphenation: Kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Kansas
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kansasini
accusative
nom.
Kansasini
gen.
Kansasini
genitive
Kansasini
partitive
Kansasiani
inessive
Kansasissani
elative
Kansasistani
illative
Kansasiini
adessive
Kansasillani
ablative
Kansasiltani
allative
Kansasilleni
essive
Kansasinani
translative
Kansasikseni
abessive
Kansasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kansasisi
accusative
nom.
Kansasisi
gen.
Kansasisi
genitive
Kansasisi
partitive
Kansasiasi
inessive
Kansasissasi
elative
Kansasistasi
illative
Kansasiisi
adessive
Kansasillasi
ablative
Kansasiltasi
allative
Kansasillesi
essive
Kansasinasi
translative
Kansasiksesi
abessive
Kansasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kansasimme
accusative
nom.
Kansasimme
gen.
Kansasimme
genitive
Kansasimme
partitive
Kansasiamme
inessive
Kansasissamme
elative
Kansasistamme
illative
Kansasiimme
adessive
Kansasillamme
ablative
Kansasiltamme
allative
Kansasillemme
essive
Kansasinamme
translative
Kansasiksemme
abessive
Kansasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kansasinne
accusative
nom.
Kansasinne
gen.
Kansasinne
genitive
Kansasinne
partitive
Kansasianne
inessive
Kansasissanne
elative
Kansasistanne
illative
Kansasiinne
adessive
Kansasillanne
ablative
Kansasiltanne
allative
Kansasillenne
essive
Kansasinanne
translative
Kansasiksenne
abessive
Kansasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kansasinsa
accusative
nom.
Kansasinsa
gen.
Kansasinsa
genitive
Kansasinsa
partitive
Kansasiaan Kansasiansa
inessive
Kansasissaan Kansasissansa
elative
Kansasistaan Kansasistansa
illative
Kansasiinsa
adessive
Kansasillaan Kansasillansa
ablative
Kansasiltaan Kansasiltansa
allative
Kansasilleen Kansasillensa
essive
Kansasinaan Kansasinansa
translative
Kansasikseen Kansasiksensa
abessive
Kansasittaan Kansasittansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* Saksan, kanssa, kassan, saksan

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑ̃.sas/, /kan.zəs/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kansas m
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan.sas/
* Rhymes: -ansas
* Hyphenation: Kàn‧sas

### Proper noun

Kansas m
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

### References

* ↑ Kansas in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas, from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan.zas/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anzas
* Syllabification: Kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Kansas n (indeclinable)
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

### Further reading

* Kansas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Cansas

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kansas.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.sɐs/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.sɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.sas/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/
* Homophones: cansas, Cansas

### Proper noun

Kansas m
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkansas]

### Proper noun

Kansas m inan (genitive singular Kansasu, declension pattern of dub)
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

### References

* “Kansas”, 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkansas/ [ˈkãn.sas]
* Rhymes: -ansas
* Syllabification: Kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Kansas m
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)

### See also

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkansas/ [ˈkan̪.sɐs]
* Rhymes: -ansas
* Syllabification: Kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Kansas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔)
* Kansas (A state of the midwest United States)