# Missouri
## English
### Etymology

From a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /mɪˈzʊɹ.i/, /mɪˈzɝ.i/, /mɪˈzɝ.ə/, /mə-/ (see Wikipedia)
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɪˈzʊəɹi/, /mɪˈzɔːɹi/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʊəɹi
* Hyphenation: Mis‧sou‧ri

### Proper noun

Missouri
* A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
* The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis.
* An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
    Synonym: Missouria
* (historical) A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.

#### Usage notes

* The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Wikipedia for more.

#### Synonyms

* Mo.
* MO

#### Synonyms

* (river): Big Muddy

#### Derived terms

* from Missouri
* Misery
* Missouran
* Missouria
* Missourian
* Missourianism
* Missouri canary
* Missouri City
* Missouri currant
* Missouri evening primrose
* Missouri Fox Trotter
* Missouri French
* Missouri gooseberry
* Missouri gourd
* Missouri grape
* Missouri mule
* Missouri primrose
* Missouri Sucker
* missourite
* Missourite
* Missouri toothpick
* MO

#### 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

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Missouri, from Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [miˈsu.ɾi]

### Noun

Missouri m (plural Missouris)
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* riu Missouri

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

### Proper noun

Missouri (genitive Missouris)
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Missouri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmis(ː)uːri/, [ˈmis̠(ː)uːri]
* IPA: /ˈmisːou̯ri/, [ˈmis̠ːo̞u̯ri]
* Rhymes: -isuːri

### Proper noun

Missouri
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Missouri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Missourini
accusative
nom.
Missourini
gen.
Missourini
genitive
Missourini
partitive
Missouriani
inessive
Missourissani
elative
Missouristani
illative
Missouriini
adessive
Missourillani
ablative
Missouriltani
allative
Missourilleni
essive
Missourinani
translative
Missourikseni
abessive
Missourittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Missourisi
accusative
nom.
Missourisi
gen.
Missourisi
genitive
Missourisi
partitive
Missouriasi
inessive
Missourissasi
elative
Missouristasi
illative
Missouriisi
adessive
Missourillasi
ablative
Missouriltasi
allative
Missourillesi
essive
Missourinasi
translative
Missouriksesi
abessive
Missourittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Missourimme
accusative
nom.
Missourimme
gen.
Missourimme
genitive
Missourimme
partitive
Missouriamme
inessive
Missourissamme
elative
Missouristamme
illative
Missouriimme
adessive
Missourillamme
ablative
Missouriltamme
allative
Missourillemme
essive
Missourinamme
translative
Missouriksemme
abessive
Missourittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Missourinne
accusative
nom.
Missourinne
gen.
Missourinne
genitive
Missourinne
partitive
Missourianne
inessive
Missourissanne
elative
Missouristanne
illative
Missouriinne
adessive
Missourillanne
ablative
Missouriltanne
allative
Missourillenne
essive
Missourinanne
translative
Missouriksenne
abessive
Missourittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Missourinsa
accusative
nom.
Missourinsa
gen.
Missourinsa
genitive
Missourinsa
partitive
Missouriaan Missouriansa
inessive
Missourissaan Missourissansa
elative
Missouristaan Missouristansa
illative
Missouriinsa
adessive
Missourillaan Missourillansa
ablative
Missouriltaan Missouriltansa
allative
Missourilleen Missourillensa
essive
Missourinaan Missourinansa
translative
Missourikseen Missouriksensa
abessive
Missourittaan Missourittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* missourinkorvayökkö

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Miami wimihsoorita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.su.ʁi/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Missouri m
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɪˈsuːʁi/ (spelling-based)
** Audio:(file)
* IPA: /mɪˈsuːɹi/, /-ˈzuːʁi/, /-ˈzuːɹi/, /-ˈzœ(ː)ɹi/ (approaching English; the last form is rare)

### Proper noun

Missouri n (proper noun, genitive Missouris or (optionally with an article) Missouri)
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

### Proper noun

der Missouri m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Missouris)
* Missouri, Missouri River (The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /misˈsu.ri/
* Rhymes: -uri

### Proper noun

Missouri m
* Missouri, Missouri River (The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis)
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri, from a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /miˈzu.ri/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uri
* Syllabification: Mi‧ssou‧ri

### Proper noun

Missouri n (indeclinable)
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

### Proper noun

Missouri f (indeclinable)
* Missouri, Missouri River (The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis)

### Further reading

* Missouri in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Missouri.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /miˈzu.ɾi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /miˈsu.ɾi/

### Proper noun

Missouri m
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)
* Missouri, Missouri River (The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmisuri]
* IPA: [ˈmizuri]

### Proper noun

Missouri n
* Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

### References

* “Missouri”, 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