# Delaware
## English
### Alternative forms

* Delawar (obsolete)

### Etymology

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/
* (US) IPA: /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Delaware
* A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.
* The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
    Synonyms: Lenape, Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape
* Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
    Synonym: Lenape
* The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.
* A river in the United States that flows from northeast Kansas into the Kansas River.
* Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.
** A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio.
** A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
** A town in Sullivan County, New York.
** A town in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
** An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
** A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Delaware Township.
* A community of Ontario, Canada.

#### Derived terms

* DE (abbreviation)
* Delawarean
* Delaware Bay
* Delaware corporation
* Delaware County
* Delaware Nation
* Delaware River
* Delaware start
* Delaware Tribe of Indians
* Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
* Delaware Valley
* Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area
* Delmarva
* Munsee-Delaware Nation

#### Translations
### Noun

Delaware (plural Delawares)
* A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.
* An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.

#### Translations
### See also

* De La Warr (became “Delaware”)
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

* Delaware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Delaware (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Weardale

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

### Proper noun

Delaware (genitive Delawares)
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* Delawarefloden

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Delaware.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdelɑʋe(ː)r/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ʋe̞(ː)r]
* IPA: /ˈdelɑʋɑre/, [ˈde̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝re̞]
* Rhymes: -elɑʋer
* English pronunciation also used

### Proper noun

Delaware
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Delaware (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Delawareni
accusative
nom.
Delawareni
gen.
Delawareni
genitive
Delawareni
partitive
Delawareani
inessive
Delawaressani
elative
Delawarestani
illative
Delawareeni
adessive
Delawarellani
ablative
Delawareltani
allative
Delawarelleni
essive
Delawarenani
translative
Delawarekseni
abessive
Delawarettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Delawaresi
accusative
nom.
Delawaresi
gen.
Delawaresi
genitive
Delawaresi
partitive
Delawareasi
inessive
Delawaressasi
elative
Delawarestasi
illative
Delawareesi
adessive
Delawarellasi
ablative
Delawareltasi
allative
Delawarellesi
essive
Delawarenasi
translative
Delawareksesi
abessive
Delawarettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Delawaremme
accusative
nom.
Delawaremme
gen.
Delawaremme
genitive
Delawaremme
partitive
Delawareamme
inessive
Delawaressamme
elative
Delawarestamme
illative
Delawareemme
adessive
Delawarellamme
ablative
Delawareltamme
allative
Delawarellemme
essive
Delawarenamme
translative
Delawareksemme
abessive
Delawarettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Delawarenne
accusative
nom.
Delawarenne
gen.
Delawarenne
genitive
Delawarenne
partitive
Delawareanne
inessive
Delawaressanne
elative
Delawarestanne
illative
Delawareenne
adessive
Delawarellanne
ablative
Delawareltanne
allative
Delawarellenne
essive
Delawarenanne
translative
Delawareksenne
abessive
Delawarettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Delawarensa
accusative
nom.
Delawarensa
gen.
Delawarensa
genitive
Delawarensa
partitive
Delawareaan Delawareansa
inessive
Delawaressaan Delawaressansa
elative
Delawarestaan Delawarestansa
illative
Delawareensa
adessive
Delawarellaan Delawarellansa
ablative
Delawareltaan Delawareltansa
allative
Delawarelleen Delawarellensa
essive
Delawarenaan Delawarenansa
translative
Delawarekseen Delawareksensa
abessive
Delawarettaan Delawarettansa
instructive
comitative
Inflects like risti in speech.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /de.laˈwɛr/
** Rhymes: -ɛr
* IPA: /de.laˈwɛjr/
** Rhymes: -ɛjr

### Proper noun

Delaware m
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Delaware.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɛˈla.wɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awɛr
* Syllabification: De‧la‧ware

### Proper noun

Delaware n (indeclinable)
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

### Proper noun

Delaware f (indeclinable)
* Delaware, Delaware River (A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)

### Further reading

* Delaware in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /de.laˈwɛɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /de.laˈwɛʁ/ [de.laˈwɛχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /de.laˈwɛɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɛ.lɐˈwɛɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɛ.lɐˈwɛɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɛ.lɐˈwɛ.ɾi/

### Proper noun

Delaware m
* Delaware, Delaware River (A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay)
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

### Noun

Delaware m or f by sense (plural Delaware or Delawares)
* Alternative spelling of delaware

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɟelavar]

### Proper noun

Delaware n
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

### References

* “Delaware”, 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
### Proper noun

Delaware m
* Delaware (The first state of the United States)

### See also

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