# Kentucky
## English
### Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kənˈtʌki/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /kɛnˈtʌki/
* (Northern England, Ireland) IPA: /kɛnˈtʊki/
* Rhymes: -ʌki

### Proper noun

Kentucky
* A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort. Largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
** 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 village in Uralla Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
* University of Kentucky.
* A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

#### Synonyms

* Bluegrass State
* Corn-cracker State
* Dark and Bloody Ground State
* Hemp State
* Kaintuck
* Tobacco State

#### Derived terms

* Dutch-Kentucky syndrome
* Kenfucky
* Kensucky
* Kentuckian
* Kentucky Admiral
* Kentucky coffeetree
* Kentucky Colonel
* Kentucky rifle
* Kentucky warbler
* Kentucky windage
* KFC
* KY, Ky.

#### 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

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

### Proper noun

Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkentɑki/, [ˈk̟e̞n̪t̪ɑ̝k̟i]
* Rhymes: -entɑki

### Proper noun

Kentucky
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

#### Declension

* After the pronunciation (more common):
Possessive forms of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckyni
accusative
nom.
Kentuckyni
gen.
Kentuckyni
genitive
Kentuckyni
partitive
Kentuckyani
inessive
Kentuckyssani
elative
Kentuckystani
illative
Kentuckyyni
adessive
Kentuckyllani
ablative
Kentuckyltani
allative
Kentuckylleni
essive
Kentuckynani
translative
Kentuckykseni
abessive
Kentuckyttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckysi
accusative
nom.
Kentuckysi
gen.
Kentuckysi
genitive
Kentuckysi
partitive
Kentuckyasi
inessive
Kentuckyssasi
elative
Kentuckystasi
illative
Kentuckyysi
adessive
Kentuckyllasi
ablative
Kentuckyltasi
allative
Kentuckyllesi
essive
Kentuckynasi
translative
Kentuckyksesi
abessive
Kentuckyttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckymme
accusative
nom.
Kentuckymme
gen.
Kentuckymme
genitive
Kentuckymme
partitive
Kentuckyamme
inessive
Kentuckyssamme
elative
Kentuckystamme
illative
Kentuckyymme
adessive
Kentuckyllamme
ablative
Kentuckyltamme
allative
Kentuckyllemme
essive
Kentuckynamme
translative
Kentuckyksemme
abessive
Kentuckyttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckynne
accusative
nom.
Kentuckynne
gen.
Kentuckynne
genitive
Kentuckynne
partitive
Kentuckyanne
inessive
Kentuckyssanne
elative
Kentuckystanne
illative
Kentuckyynne
adessive
Kentuckyllanne
ablative
Kentuckyltanne
allative
Kentuckyllenne
essive
Kentuckynanne
translative
Kentuckyksenne
abessive
Kentuckyttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckynsa
accusative
nom.
Kentuckynsa
gen.
Kentuckynsa
genitive
Kentuckynsa
partitive
Kentuckyaan Kentuckyansa
inessive
Kentuckyssaan Kentuckyssansa
elative
Kentuckystaan Kentuckystansa
illative
Kentuckyynsa
adessive
Kentuckyllaan Kentuckyllansa
ablative
Kentuckyltaan Kentuckyltansa
allative
Kentuckylleen Kentuckyllensa
essive
Kentuckynaan Kentuckynansa
translative
Kentuckykseen Kentuckyksensa
abessive
Kentuckyttaan Kentuckyttansa
instructive
comitative
* After the spelling:
Possessive forms of Kentucky (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckyni
accusative
nom.
Kentuckyni
gen.
Kentuckyni
genitive
Kentuckyni
partitive
Kentuckyäni
inessive
Kentuckyssäni
elative
Kentuckystäni
illative
Kentuckyyni
adessive
Kentuckylläni
ablative
Kentuckyltäni
allative
Kentuckylleni
essive
Kentuckynäni
translative
Kentuckykseni
abessive
Kentuckyttäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckysi
accusative
nom.
Kentuckysi
gen.
Kentuckysi
genitive
Kentuckysi
partitive
Kentuckyäsi
inessive
Kentuckyssäsi
elative
Kentuckystäsi
illative
Kentuckyysi
adessive
Kentuckylläsi
ablative
Kentuckyltäsi
allative
Kentuckyllesi
essive
Kentuckynäsi
translative
Kentuckyksesi
abessive
Kentuckyttäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckymme
accusative
nom.
Kentuckymme
gen.
Kentuckymme
genitive
Kentuckymme
partitive
Kentuckyämme
inessive
Kentuckyssämme
elative
Kentuckystämme
illative
Kentuckyymme
adessive
Kentuckyllämme
ablative
Kentuckyltämme
allative
Kentuckyllemme
essive
Kentuckynämme
translative
Kentuckyksemme
abessive
Kentuckyttämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckynne
accusative
nom.
Kentuckynne
gen.
Kentuckynne
genitive
Kentuckynne
partitive
Kentuckyänne
inessive
Kentuckyssänne
elative
Kentuckystänne
illative
Kentuckyynne
adessive
Kentuckyllänne
ablative
Kentuckyltänne
allative
Kentuckyllenne
essive
Kentuckynänne
translative
Kentuckyksenne
abessive
Kentuckyttänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kentuckynsä
accusative
nom.
Kentuckynsä
gen.
Kentuckynsä
genitive
Kentuckynsä
partitive
Kentuckyään Kentuckyänsä
inessive
Kentuckyssään Kentuckyssänsä
elative
Kentuckystään Kentuckystänsä
illative
Kentuckyynsä
adessive
Kentuckyllään Kentuckyllänsä
ablative
Kentuckyltään Kentuckyltänsä
allative
Kentuckylleen Kentuckyllensä
essive
Kentuckynään Kentuckynänsä
translative
Kentuckykseen Kentuckyksensä
abessive
Kentuckyttään Kentuckyttänsä
instructive
comitative
* In speech, inflects like risti.

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* (Europe) IPA: /kɛn.ty.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/
* (Canada) IPA: /kɛn.tɔ.ki/
* Audio (France):(file)
* Hyphenation: Ken‧tuc‧ky

### Proper noun

Kentucky m
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛnˈtaki/

### Proper noun

Kentucky n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kentuckys)
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kenˈta.ki/
* Rhymes: -aki

### Proper noun

Kentucky m
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛnˈta.ki/
* Rhymes: -aki
* Syllabification: Ken‧tu‧cky

### Proper noun

Kentucky n (indeclinable)
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)
* Kentucky, Kentucky River (a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States)

### Further reading

* Kentucky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kẽˈtɐ.ki/, /kẽˈtu.ki/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kẽˈtɐ.ki/, /kẽˈtu.ki/

### Proper noun

Kentucky m
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Kentucky n
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkentaki]

### Proper noun

Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

### References

* “Kentucky”, 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: /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]
** Rhymes: -aki
* IPA: /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]
** Rhymes: -oki

### Proper noun

Kentucky m
* Kentucky (a state of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* kentuckiano

### Further reading

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