# Arkansas
## English
### Alternative forms

* (river): Arkansa (archaic)
* Arkansaw (obsolete, the spelling used when the territory was organized in 1819)

### Etymology

From the name of the Arkansas River, from French Arcansas, a (plural) designation of either a Siouan tribe or the Quapaw. This designation is sometimes claimed to derive from a Quapaw word *akakaze (“land of downriver people”) or a Lakota/Dakota word *akakaze (“people of the south wind”); more likely, it derives from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa (whence also the name of the state of Kansas).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈɑɹ.kənˌsɔ/, (cot–caught merger) /-ɑ/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (US, now nonstandard in reference to the state) IPA: /ɑɹˈkæn.zəs/ (see usage notes)

### Proper noun

Arkansas
* A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.
* A river in the United States, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and flowing generally southeast over 1,400 miles through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it joins the Mississippi in Desha County.

#### Usage notes

* The pronunciation of the name of the state of Arkansas with a silent final s was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute arose between the state's two US senators, one of whom favored /ˈɑɹkənsɔː/ and the other of whom favored /ɑɹˈkænzəs/. /ɑɹˈkænzəs/ is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.

#### Derived terms

* AR
* Arkansan
* Arkansasan
* Arkansas City
* Arkansas County
* Arkansasian
* Arkansawyer
* Arkie

#### 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

* 1 2 William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States →ISBN, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)
* ↑ In 1881, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the following concurrent resolution, now Arkansas Code 1 April 105: "Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings. And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history, and the early usage of the American immigrants. Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is discouraged by Arkansans."

### Anagrams

* sanskara

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Arkansas.

### Proper noun

Arkansas (genitive Arkansas')
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Arkansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑrkɑnsɑs/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝s̠] (declension: risti)
* IPA: /ˈɑrkɑnsoː/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝ns̠o̞ː] (declension: maa)
* Rhymes: -ɑrkɑnsɑs
* Hyphenation: Ar‧kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Arkansas
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

#### Declension

* Depends on the pronunciation, see above.
Possessive forms of Arkansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansasini
accusative
nom.
Arkansasini
gen.
Arkansasini
genitive
Arkansasini
partitive
Arkansasiani
inessive
Arkansasissani
elative
Arkansasistani
illative
Arkansasiini
adessive
Arkansasillani
ablative
Arkansasiltani
allative
Arkansasilleni
essive
Arkansasinani
translative
Arkansasikseni
abessive
Arkansasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansasisi
accusative
nom.
Arkansasisi
gen.
Arkansasisi
genitive
Arkansasisi
partitive
Arkansasiasi
inessive
Arkansasissasi
elative
Arkansasistasi
illative
Arkansasiisi
adessive
Arkansasillasi
ablative
Arkansasiltasi
allative
Arkansasillesi
essive
Arkansasinasi
translative
Arkansasiksesi
abessive
Arkansasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansasimme
accusative
nom.
Arkansasimme
gen.
Arkansasimme
genitive
Arkansasimme
partitive
Arkansasiamme
inessive
Arkansasissamme
elative
Arkansasistamme
illative
Arkansasiimme
adessive
Arkansasillamme
ablative
Arkansasiltamme
allative
Arkansasillemme
essive
Arkansasinamme
translative
Arkansasiksemme
abessive
Arkansasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansasinne
accusative
nom.
Arkansasinne
gen.
Arkansasinne
genitive
Arkansasinne
partitive
Arkansasianne
inessive
Arkansasissanne
elative
Arkansasistanne
illative
Arkansasiinne
adessive
Arkansasillanne
ablative
Arkansasiltanne
allative
Arkansasillenne
essive
Arkansasinanne
translative
Arkansasiksenne
abessive
Arkansasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansasinsa
accusative
nom.
Arkansasinsa
gen.
Arkansasinsa
genitive
Arkansasinsa
partitive
Arkansasiaan Arkansasiansa
inessive
Arkansasissaan Arkansasissansa
elative
Arkansasistaan Arkansasistansa
illative
Arkansasiinsa
adessive
Arkansasillaan Arkansasillansa
ablative
Arkansasiltaan Arkansasiltansa
allative
Arkansasilleen Arkansasillensa
essive
Arkansasinaan Arkansasinansa
translative
Arkansasikseen Arkansasiksensa
abessive
Arkansasittaan Arkansasittansa
instructive
comitative
Possessive forms of Arkansas (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansas’ni
accusative
nom.
Arkansas’ni
gen.
Arkansas’ni
genitive
Arkansas’ni
partitive
Arkansas’tani
inessive
Arkansas’ssani
elative
Arkansas’stani
illative
Arkansas’honi
adessive
Arkansas’llani
ablative
Arkansas’ltani
allative
Arkansas’lleni
essive
Arkansas’nani
translative
Arkansas’kseni
abessive
Arkansas’ttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansas’si
accusative
nom.
Arkansas’si
gen.
Arkansas’si
genitive
Arkansas’si
partitive
Arkansas’tasi
inessive
Arkansas’ssasi
elative
Arkansas’stasi
illative
Arkansas’hosi
adessive
Arkansas’llasi
ablative
Arkansas’ltasi
allative
Arkansas’llesi
essive
Arkansas’nasi
translative
Arkansas’ksesi
abessive
Arkansas’ttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansas’mme
accusative
nom.
Arkansas’mme
gen.
Arkansas’mme
genitive
Arkansas’mme
partitive
Arkansas’tamme
inessive
Arkansas’ssamme
elative
Arkansas’stamme
illative
Arkansas’homme
adessive
Arkansas’llamme
ablative
Arkansas’ltamme
allative
Arkansas’llemme
essive
Arkansas’namme
translative
Arkansas’ksemme
abessive
Arkansas’ttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansas’nne
accusative
nom.
Arkansas’nne
gen.
Arkansas’nne
genitive
Arkansas’nne
partitive
Arkansas’tanne
inessive
Arkansas’ssanne
elative
Arkansas’stanne
illative
Arkansas’honne
adessive
Arkansas’llanne
ablative
Arkansas’ltanne
allative
Arkansas’llenne
essive
Arkansas’nanne
translative
Arkansas’ksenne
abessive
Arkansas’ttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Arkansas’nsa
accusative
nom.
Arkansas’nsa
gen.
Arkansas’nsa
genitive
Arkansas’nsa
partitive
Arkansas’taan Arkansas’tansa
inessive
Arkansas’ssaan Arkansas’ssansa
elative
Arkansas’staan Arkansas’stansa
illative
Arkansas’honsa
adessive
Arkansas’llaan Arkansas’llansa
ablative
Arkansas’ltaan Arkansas’ltansa
allative
Arkansas’lleen Arkansas’llensa
essive
Arkansas’naan Arkansas’nansa
translative
Arkansas’kseen Arkansas’ksensa
abessive
Arkansas’ttaan Arkansas’ttansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* kassaran

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʁˈkanzas/ (Germanicised; slightly dated in educated speech)
* IPA: /ˈaʁkənˌsɔː/ (approaching English; educated)
** Audio:(file)
* IPA: /aʁˈkɛnzəs/, /əˈkɛnzəs/ (approaching the dated or merely a supposed English pronunciation; proscribed)

### Proper noun

Arkansas n (proper noun, genitive Arkansas' or (with an article) Arkansas)
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Arkansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒrkɒnzɒs]
* Hyphenation: Ar‧kan‧sas
* Rhymes: -ɒs

### Proper noun

Arkansas
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* arkansasi

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Arkansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /arˈkan.sas/
* Rhymes: -ansas
* Hyphenation: Ar‧kàn‧sas

### Proper noun

Arkansas m
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

### References

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Arkansas, from French Arcansas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.kan.zas/, /arˈkan.zas/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arkanzas, -anzas
* Syllabification: Ar‧kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Arkansas m inan (indeclinable)
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

### Proper noun

Arkansas f (indeclinable)
* Arkansas (A river in the United States, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and flowing generally southeast over 1,400 miles through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it joins the Mississippi in Desha County)

#### Derived terms

* arkansaski

### Further reading

* Arkansas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Arcansas

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Arkansas.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aʁˈkɐ̃.sɐs/ [ahˈkɐ̃.sɐs]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aʁˈkɐ̃.sɐs/ [ahˈkɐ̃.sɐs]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aɾˈkɐ̃.sɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʁˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/ [aχˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aɻˈkɐ̃.sas/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐɾˈkɐ̃.sɐʃ/

### Proper noun

Arkansas m
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Arkansas n
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈarkansas]

### Proper noun

Arkansas m inan (genitive singular Arkansasu, declension pattern of dub)
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

### References

* “Arkansas”, 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: /aɾˈkansas/ [aɾˈkãn.sas]
* Rhymes: -ansas
* Syllabification: Ar‧kan‧sas

### Proper noun

Arkansas m
* Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* arkansés

#### See also

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