# Alaska
## English
### Etymology

From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”), composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix).
Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: ə-lăsʹkə, IPA: /əˈlæs.kə/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Hyphenation: A‧las‧ka

### Proper noun

Alaska
* A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.
** 1869, George Davidson, Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of Alaska, (First Part,) From Southern Boundary to Cook's Inlet. 1869, page 32f:We have no available sources of information concerning the vegetation northward of the peninsula of Alaska from Bristol Bay, in 58°, to the mouth of the Kwichpak, in latitude 63°.
** 1875, A History of the Wrongs of Alaska. An Appeal to the People and Press of America. Printed by Order of the Anti-Monopoly Association of the Pacific Coast. February, 1875, page 3:Alaska was discovered about a century ago by Russian furhunters[.]
** 2004, Transformation of the U.S. Army Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1. Prepared For: United States Army Alaska Department of the Army. Prepared By: Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, pages 3–108:Alaska's earliest inhabitants were nomadic hunters traveling in small bands. They arrived in interior Alaska at least 13,000 years ago […]
* A peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula.
* Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
** A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
** An unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico.
** An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
* A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Alaska, Basca, Dulao, Gallano, Macabato, Manga, Pangao-aoan East, Pangao-aoan West, Poblacion, Samara, San Antonio, San Benito Norte, San Benito Sur, San Eugenio, San Juan East, San Juan West, San Simon East, San Simon West, Santa Cecilia, Santa Lucia, Santa Rita East, Santa Rita West, Santo Rosario East, Santo Rosario West — barangays of Aringay

#### Derived terms

* Alaska Day
* Alaska hand
* Alaska-Hawaii Time
* Alaska-like
* Alaskan
* Alaskan English
* Alaskan King
* Alaska Panhandle
* Alaska pollack
* Alaska pollock
* Alaskapox
* Alaska roll
* Alaska Standard Time
* Alaska time
* baked Alaska
* Gulf of Alaska
* unAlaskan

#### Translations
### Noun

Alaska (plural Alaskas)
* Ellipsis of baked Alaska.
** 1879 December 5, George Augustus [Henry] Sala, “Fashion and Food in New York”, in America Revisited: From the Bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific., volume I, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, published 1882, →OCLC; 3nd edition, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, 1883, →OCLC, page 90:
    I dined at Delmonico's hard by the Fifth-avenue Hotel, a few nights ago; and among the dainties which that consummate caterer favoured us with, was an entremet called an "Alaska." The "Alaska" is a baked ice. A beau mentir qui vient de loin; but this is no traveller's tale. The nucleus or core of the entremet is an ice cream. This is surrounded by an envelope of carefully whipped cream, which, just before the dainty dish is served, is popped into the oven, or is brought under the scorching influence of a red hot salamander; so that its surface is covered with a light brown crust. So you go on discussing the warm cream soufflé till you come, with somewhat painful suddenness, on the row of ice.
** 2006 July, “Ice Cream: Some Great Stops, from Parlors to Gelaterias”, in Rebecca Burns, editor, Atlanta, volume 46, number 3, Atlanta, Ga., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80:Preparing the dessert, Dunlap pours a shallow pool of crème anglaise into a dish and adds an Alaska. Next he pours half Bacardi 151 rum ("this one's not for drinking," he warns) and half root beer schnapps into a sauceboat. It's show time! […] We dip the spoon into the Bacardi/schnapps mixture, and heat the spoon's base with a mini torch. When the spoon goes back into the sauceboat, its contents ignite immediately. Yikes! Next, with our left hand, we pick up a long knife and place the tip firmly into the meringue-covered Alaska. Then, with our right, we pick up the flaming rum- and schnapps-filled sauceboat and pour it down the side of the knife. We gape as flaming liquid hits the dessert and encases it in flames. Oooh! Ahhh!

#### Alternative forms

* alaska

### 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

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Alaska”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* ↑ Ransom, J. Ellis (1940) “Derivation of the word ‘Alaska’”, in American Anthropologist, volume 42, number 3, retrieved 2022-06-07, pages 550-551

### Further reading

* Alaska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* kalasa

## Catalan
### Proper noun

Alaska f
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
* Alaska, Alaska Peninsula (a peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska.

### Proper noun

Alaska (genitive Alaskas)
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈlaska/

### Proper noun

Alaska n
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* alaskalupin

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Alaska.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlɑskɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑskɑ
* Hyphenation: A‧las‧ka

### Proper noun

Alaska
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Alaska (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alaskani
accusative
nom.
Alaskani
gen.
Alaskani
genitive
Alaskani
partitive
Alaskaani
inessive
Alaskassani
elative
Alaskastani
illative
Alaskaani
adessive
Alaskallani
ablative
Alaskaltani
allative
Alaskalleni
essive
Alaskanani
translative
Alaskakseni
abessive
Alaskattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alaskasi
accusative
nom.
Alaskasi
gen.
Alaskasi
genitive
Alaskasi
partitive
Alaskaasi
inessive
Alaskassasi
elative
Alaskastasi
illative
Alaskaasi
adessive
Alaskallasi
ablative
Alaskaltasi
allative
Alaskallesi
essive
Alaskanasi
translative
Alaskaksesi
abessive
Alaskattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alaskamme
accusative
nom.
Alaskamme
gen.
Alaskamme
genitive
Alaskamme
partitive
Alaskaamme
inessive
Alaskassamme
elative
Alaskastamme
illative
Alaskaamme
adessive
Alaskallamme
ablative
Alaskaltamme
allative
Alaskallemme
essive
Alaskanamme
translative
Alaskaksemme
abessive
Alaskattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alaskanne
accusative
nom.
Alaskanne
gen.
Alaskanne
genitive
Alaskanne
partitive
Alaskaanne
inessive
Alaskassanne
elative
Alaskastanne
illative
Alaskaanne
adessive
Alaskallanne
ablative
Alaskaltanne
allative
Alaskallenne
essive
Alaskananne
translative
Alaskaksenne
abessive
Alaskattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alaskansa
accusative
nom.
Alaskansa
gen.
Alaskansa
genitive
Alaskansa
partitive
Alaskaansa
inessive
Alaskassaan Alaskassansa
elative
Alaskastaan Alaskastansa
illative
Alaskaansa
adessive
Alaskallaan Alaskallansa
ablative
Alaskaltaan Alaskaltansa
allative
Alaskalleen Alaskallensa
essive
Alaskanaan Alaskanansa
translative
Alaskakseen Alaskaksensa
abessive
Alaskattaan Alaskattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* alaskalainen
* alaskanhusky
* alaskanjupik
* alaskankarikukko
* alaskanmalamuutti
* alaskanmurmeli
* alaskanpiiskujänis
* alaskanpika
* alaskanpäästäinen

### Anagrams

* Sakala, skaala

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.las.ka/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Alaska m
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    Demain soir, je vais en Alaska rendre visite à mon cousin.Tomorrow evening, I'm going to Alaska to visit my cousin.

#### Usage notes

Although l'Alaska is a masculine state that starts with a vowel, when describing location, only en is used; dans l’ cannot be used.

#### Derived terms

* alaskain, alaskaine
* Alaskain, Alaskaine

### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in French (layout · text) :
* États: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · Californie · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Floride · Géorgie · Hawaï · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiane · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Nouveau-Mexique · État de New York · Caroline du Nord · Dakota du Nord · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvanie · Rhode Island · Caroline du Sud · Dakota du Sud · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginie · Washington · Virginie-Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* District fédéral: Washington
* Territoires: Samoa américaines · Guam · Îles Mariannes du Nord · Porto Rico · îles mineures éloignées des États-Unis · Îles Vierges des États-Unis

### References

* ↑ Office québécois de la langue française (2016) “Les prépositions devant un nom d’État américain [Prepositions in front of a US state name.]”, in Banque de dépannage linguistique‎ (in French)

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈlaska/, [ʔäˈläs.kä], [ʔɐˈläs.kɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Alaska n (proper noun, genitive Alaskas or (optionally with an article) Alaska)
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
* Alaska, Alaska Peninsula (a peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula)

#### Synonyms

* Alaschka

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːlaska/

### Proper noun

Alaska n (proper noun, genitive singular Alaska)
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* alaskaepli
* alaskalúpína
* alaskasýprus
* alaskavíðir
* alaskayllir
* alaskaösp

## Italian
### Proper noun

Alaska f
* Alternative spelling of Alasca: Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Alaska
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Related terms

* alasker
* alaskisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Alaska
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Related terms

* alaskar
* alaskisk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈlas.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aska
* Syllabification: A‧las‧ka

### Proper noun

Alaska f
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    Mieszkam na Alasce. ― I live in Alaska.

#### Derived terms

* alaski
* alaskijski
* Alaskanin
* Alaskanka
* Alaskijczyk
* Alaskijka

### Further reading

* Alaska in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Alaska.

### Proper noun

Alaska m
* Alternative spelling of Alasca: Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Usage notes

The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized forms of placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings) if these are already established in the language. As such, the form Alasca is preferred.

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Alaska f
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈlaska/ [aˈlas.ka]
* Rhymes: -aska
* Syllabification: A‧las‧ka

### Proper noun

Alaska f
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* alasquense, alaskeño, alasqueño
* malamute de Alaska

#### See also

* Alaska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$
Divisions of the United States of America in Spanish (layout · text) :
* Estados: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawái · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Míchigan · Minnesota · Misisipi · Misuri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · Nuevo Hampshire · Nueva Jersey · Nuevo México · Nueva York · Carolina del Norte · Dakota del Norte · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregón · Pensilvania · Rhode Island · Carolina del Sur · Dakota del Sur · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidental · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Distrito federal: Washington D. C.
* territorio: Samoa Americana · Guam · Islas Marianas del Norte · Puerto Rico · islas Ultramarinas Menores de los Estados Unidos · Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).

### Proper noun

Alaska n (genitive Alaskas)
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Related terms

* alaskier c (“person from Alaska”)
* alaskisk (“Alaskian”, adjective)

### Anagrams

* kalasa

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alaska.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈlaska/ [ʔɐˈlas.kɐ]
* Rhymes: -aska
* Syllabification: A‧las‧ka
* Homophone: alaska

### Proper noun

Alaska (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃ)
* Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)