# Texas
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛk.səs/
* (locally also) IPA: /ˈtɛk.sɪs/, /ˈtɛk.sɪz/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophone: texas
* Hyphenation: Tex‧as
* Rhymes: -ɛksəs, -ɛksɪs

### Proper noun

Texas
* A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
** 2015, Alan Schaefer, Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson, Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, page 17:The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]
* Several places in the United States:
** A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
** A hamlet in Oswego County, New York.
** An unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama.
** An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
** An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky.
** An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi.
** An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
* A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
* The University of Texas at Austin.
* (rare) A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
* (historical) A former sovereign country in North America that existed from 1836 to 1846.

#### Synonyms

* Lone Star State (nickname)

#### Meronyms

(state)
* Anderson County
* Andrews County
* Angelina County
* Aransas County
* Archer County
* Armstrong County
* Atascosa County
* Austin County
* Bailey County
* Bandera County
* Bastrop County
* Baylor County
* Bee County
* Bell County
* Bexar County
* Blanco County
* Borden County
* Bosque County
* Bowie County
* Brazoria County
* Brazos County
* Brewster County
* Briscoe County
* Brooks County
* Brown County
* Burleson County
* Burnet County
* Caldwell County
* Calhoun County
* Callahan County
* Cameron County
* Camp County
* Carson County
* Cass County
* Castro County
* Chambers County
* Cherokee County
* Childress County
* Clay County
* Cochran County
* Coke County
* Coleman County
* Collin County
* Collingsworth County
* Colorado County
* Comal County
* Comanche County
* Concho County
* Cooke County
* Coryell County
* Cottle County
* Crane County
* Crockett County
* Crosby County
* Culberson County
* Dallam County
* Dallas County
* Dawson County
* Deaf Smith County
* Delta County
* Denton County
* DeWitt County
* Dickens County
* Dimmit County
* Donley County
* Duval County
* Eastland County
* Ector County
* Edwards County
* Ellis County
* El Paso County
* Erath County
* Falls County
* Fannin County
* Fayette County
* Fisher County
* Floyd County
* Foard County
* Fort Bend County
* Franklin County
* Freestone County
* Frio County
* Gaines County
* Galveston County
* Garza County
* Gillespie County
* Glasscock County
* Goliad County
* Gonzales County
* Gray County
* Grayson County
* Gregg County
* Grimes County
* Guadalupe County
* Hale County
* Hall County
* Hamilton County
* Hansford County
* Hardeman County
* Hardin County
* Harris County
* Harrison County
* Hartley County
* Haskell County
* Hays County
* Hemphill County
* Henderson County
* Hidalgo County
* Hill County
* Hockley County
* Hood County
* Hopkins County
* Houston County
* Howard County
* Hudspeth County
* Hunt County
* Hutchinson County
* Irion County
* Jack County
* Jackson County
* Jasper County
* Jeff Davis County
* Jefferson County
* Jim Hogg County
* Jim Wells County
* Johnson County
* Jones County
* Karnes County
* Kaufman County
* Kendall County
* Kenedy County
* Kent County
* Kerr County
* Kimble County
* King County
* Kinney County
* Kleberg County
* Knox County
* Lamar County
* Lamb County
* Lampasas County
* La Salle County
* Lavaca County
* Lee County
* Leon County
* Liberty County
* Limestone County
* Lipscomb County
* Live Oak County
* Llano County
* Loving County
* Lubbock County
* Lynn County
* Madison County
* Marion County
* Martin County
* Mason County
* Matagorda County
* Maverick County
* McCulloch County
* McLennan County
* McMullen County
* Medina County
* Menard County
* Midland County
* Milam County
* Mills County
* Mitchell County
* Montague County
* Montgomery County
* Moore County
* Morris County
* Motley County
* Nacogdoches County
* Navarro County
* Newton County
* Nolan County
* Nueces County
* Ochiltree County
* Oldham County
* Orange County
* Palo Pinto County
* Panola County
* Parker County
* Parmer County
* Pecos County
* Polk County
* Potter County
* Presidio County
* Rains County
* Randall County
* Reagan County
* Real County
* Red River County
* Reeves County
* Refugio County
* Roberts County
* Robertson County
* Rockwall County
* Runnels County
* Rusk County
* Sabine County
* San Augustine County
* San Jacinto County
* San Patricio County
* San Saba County
* Schleicher County
* Scurry County
* Shackelford County
* Shelby County
* Sherman County
* Smith County
* Somervell County
* Starr County
* Stephens County
* Sterling County
* Stonewall County
* Sutton County
* Swisher County
* Tarrant County
* Taylor County
* Terrell County
* Terry County
* Throckmorton County
* Titus County
* Tom Green County
* Travis County
* Trinity County
* Tyler County
* Upshur County
* Upton County
* Uvalde County
* Val Verde County
* Van Zandt County
* Victoria County
* Walker County
* Waller County
* Ward County
* Washington County
* Webb County
* Wharton County
* Wheeler County
* Wichita County
* Wilbarger County
* Willacy County
* Williamson County
* Wilson County
* Winkler County
* Wise County
* Wood County
* Yoakum County
* Young County
* Zapata County
* Zavala County

#### Derived terms

* Teck's Ass
* Tex
* Texan
* Texarkana
* Texas 42
* Texas bankroll
* Texas blind snake
* Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis)
* Texas blues
* Texas cattle fever
* Texas caviar
* Texas chili
* Texas cichlid
* Texas City
* Texas County
* Texas crabapple
* Texas deathmatch
* Texas Deathmatch
* Texas ebony
* Texas fever
* Texas garter snake
* Texas heart shot
* Texas hold 'em
* Texas Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa)
* Texasization
* Texasize
* Texas justice
* Texas leaguer
* Texas League single
* Texas lined snake
* Texas mickey
* Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
* Texas ratio
* Texas rig
* Texas roll
* Texas root rot
* Texass
* Texas sacahuiste
* Texas sharpshooter fallacy
* Texas-sized
* Texas sparrow
* Texas spiny lizard
* Texas strip
* Texas tea
* Texas toast
* Texas Tommy
* Texas toothpick
* Texas tower
* Texas Triangle
* Texas trinity
* Texas two-step
* Texas umbrella tree
* Texas vervain (Verbena halei)
* Texas wedge
* Texas wild rice (Zizania texana)
* Texhoma
* Texian
* Texican
* Tex-Mex
* Texoma
* Texpat
* Texpatriate
* TX
* West Texas Intermediate

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § 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

### Further reading

* Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Category:Texas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* taxes

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɛk.səs]
* IPA: (Valencia) unknown

### Proper noun

Texas ?
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* texà

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Texas
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

## Czech
### Proper noun

Texas m inan (relational adjective texaský, demonym Texasan, female demonym Texasanka)
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Texas”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Texas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas.

### Proper noun

Texas (genitive Texas')
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas or Spanish Texas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛk.sɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Te‧xas

### Proper noun

Texas n
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States) [from early 19th c.]

#### Derived terms

* Texaan

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* Teksas

### Etymology

From English Texas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈteksɑs/, [ˈt̪e̞ks̠ɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -eksɑs

### Noun

Texas
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Texas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Texasini
accusative
nom.
Texasini
gen.
Texasini
genitive
Texasini
partitive
Texasiani
inessive
Texasissani
elative
Texasistani
illative
Texasiini
adessive
Texasillani
ablative
Texasiltani
allative
Texasilleni
essive
Texasinani
translative
Texasikseni
abessive
Texasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Texasisi
accusative
nom.
Texasisi
gen.
Texasisi
genitive
Texasisi
partitive
Texasiasi
inessive
Texasissasi
elative
Texasistasi
illative
Texasiisi
adessive
Texasillasi
ablative
Texasiltasi
allative
Texasillesi
essive
Texasinasi
translative
Texasiksesi
abessive
Texasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Texasimme
accusative
nom.
Texasimme
gen.
Texasimme
genitive
Texasimme
partitive
Texasiamme
inessive
Texasissamme
elative
Texasistamme
illative
Texasiimme
adessive
Texasillamme
ablative
Texasiltamme
allative
Texasillemme
essive
Texasinamme
translative
Texasiksemme
abessive
Texasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Texasinne
accusative
nom.
Texasinne
gen.
Texasinne
genitive
Texasinne
partitive
Texasianne
inessive
Texasissanne
elative
Texasistanne
illative
Texasiinne
adessive
Texasillanne
ablative
Texasiltanne
allative
Texasillenne
essive
Texasinanne
translative
Texasiksenne
abessive
Texasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Texasinsa
accusative
nom.
Texasinsa
gen.
Texasinsa
genitive
Texasinsa
partitive
Texasiaan Texasiansa
inessive
Texasissaan Texasissansa
elative
Texasistaan Texasistansa
illative
Texasiinsa
adessive
Texasillaan Texasillansa
ablative
Texasiltaan Texasiltansa
allative
Texasilleen Texasillensa
essive
Texasinaan Texasinansa
translative
Texasikseen Texasiksensa
abessive
Texasittaan Texasittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* texasilainen

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /tɛk.sas/
* (Canada) IPA: /tɛɡ.zɑs/, /tɛɡ.zɑ/
* Audio (France):(file)

### Proper noun

Texas m
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* sauge du Texas

#### Related terms

* Texan
* texan
* Texien
* texien

## German
### Etymology

From Spanish Texas, chiefly through English Texas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛksas/
* IPA: /ˈtɛksəs/ (unusual)
** Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Texas n (proper noun, genitive Texas' or (with an article) Texas)
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* Texaner
* texanisch

#### Related terms

* Texasdeutsch
* Texas-Klapperschlange

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛk.sas/
* Rhymes: -ɛksas
* Hyphenation: Tè‧xas

### Proper noun

Texas m
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* texano

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɛ.ki.sɐs/, /ˈtɛk.sɐs/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɛ.ki.sɐs/, /ˈtɛk.sɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈtɛ.ki.sɐʃ/, /ˈtɛk.sɐʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɛk.sas/, /ˈtɛ.ki.sas/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɛk.sɐʃ/
* Hyphenation: Te‧xas

### Proper noun

Texas m
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* texano

## Sicilian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɛk.kɪ.sas], /ˈtɛk.ki.sas/

### Proper noun

Texas m
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* tixanu

## Slovak
### Proper noun

Texas m inan (genitive singular Texasu, declension pattern of dub)
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

### References

* “Texas”, 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
### Alternative forms

* Tejas

### Etymology

From Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtexas/ [ˈt̪e.xas]
** Rhymes: -exas
* IPA: /ˈteɡsas/ [ˈt̪eɣ̞.sas] (proscribed but common in South America)
** Rhymes: -eɡsas
** Syllabification: Te‧xas

### Proper noun

Texas m
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* tejano
* texano

#### Descendants

* → Russian: Техас (Texas)
** → Armenian: Տեխաս (Texas)

### See also

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

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Texas n (genitive Texas)
* Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

### Anagrams

* axets, sexat