# Tennessee
## English
### Etymology

From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Tennessee
* A state of the United States.
* A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucy, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
* A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
* A male given name.
* A female given name.

#### Derived terms

* Tennessean
* Tennesseean
* Tennessee rifle
* Tennessee windage
* Tennesseian
* tennessine
* TN
* Treeing Tennessee Brindle

#### Translations
### Noun

Tennessee (plural Tennessees)
* The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
** 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303:The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below.

### 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

* Tennessee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

### Proper noun

Tennessee (genitive Tennessees)
* Tennessee (a state of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Tennessee.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtenes(ː)iː/, [ˈt̪e̞ne̞s̠(ː)iː]
* Rhymes: -enesiː

### Proper noun

Tennessee
* Tennessee (a state of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Tennessee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tennesseeni
accusative
nom.
Tennesseeni
gen.
Tennesseeni
genitive
Tennesseeni
partitive
Tennesseetäni
inessive
Tennesseessäni
elative
Tennesseestäni
illative
Tennesseeheni Tennesseeseeni
adessive
Tennesseelläni
ablative
Tennesseeltäni
allative
Tennesseelleni
essive
Tennesseenäni
translative
Tennesseekseni
abessive
Tennesseettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tennesseesi
accusative
nom.
Tennesseesi
gen.
Tennesseesi
genitive
Tennesseesi
partitive
Tennesseetäsi
inessive
Tennesseessäsi
elative
Tennesseestäsi
illative
Tennesseehesi Tennesseeseesi
adessive
Tennesseelläsi
ablative
Tennesseeltäsi
allative
Tennesseellesi
essive
Tennesseenäsi
translative
Tennesseeksesi
abessive
Tennesseettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tennesseemme
accusative
nom.
Tennesseemme
gen.
Tennesseemme
genitive
Tennesseemme
partitive
Tennesseetämme
inessive
Tennesseessämme
elative
Tennesseestämme
illative
Tennesseehemme Tennesseeseemme
adessive
Tennesseellämme
ablative
Tennesseeltämme
allative
Tennesseellemme
essive
Tennesseenämme
translative
Tennesseeksemme
abessive
Tennesseettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tennesseenne
accusative
nom.
Tennesseenne
gen.
Tennesseenne
genitive
Tennesseenne
partitive
Tennesseetänne
inessive
Tennesseessänne
elative
Tennesseestänne
illative
Tennesseehenne Tennesseeseenne
adessive
Tennesseellänne
ablative
Tennesseeltänne
allative
Tennesseellenne
essive
Tennesseenänne
translative
Tennesseeksenne
abessive
Tennesseettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tennesseensä
accusative
nom.
Tennesseensä
gen.
Tennesseensä
genitive
Tennesseensä
partitive
Tennesseetään Tennesseetänsä
inessive
Tennesseessään Tennesseessänsä
elative
Tennesseestään Tennesseestänsä
illative
Tennesseehensä Tennesseeseensä
adessive
Tennesseellään Tennesseellänsä
ablative
Tennesseeltään Tennesseeltänsä
allative
Tennesseelleen Tennesseellensä
essive
Tennesseenään Tennesseenänsä
translative
Tennesseekseen Tennesseeksensä
abessive
Tennesseettään Tennesseettänsä
instructive
comitative

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ten.nesˈsi/$^{**}$
* Rhymes: -i
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### Proper noun

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

### References

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈnɛ.si/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛsi
* Syllabification: Te‧nne‧ssee

### Proper noun

Tennessee n (indeclinable)
* Tennessee (a state of the United States)

### Proper noun

Tennessee f (indeclinable)
* Tennessee, Tennessee River (a river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucy, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River)

### Further reading

* Tennessee in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Tennessee m
* Tennessee, Tennessee River (a river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucy, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River)
* Tennessee (a state of the United States)

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* Tenesí

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtenesi/ [ˈt̪e.ne.si]
** Rhymes: -enesi
* IPA: /teneˈsi/ [t̪e.neˈsi]
** Rhymes: -i

### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* tennesense
* tenneseño
* tennesiano

### See also

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