# Alabama
## English
### Etymology

From Alabama Albaamaha, the name of a people native to the area.

### Pronunciation

* (US) enPR: ă-lə-bă'-mə IPA: /ˌæ.ləˈbæ.mə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -æmə

### Noun

Alabama pl (plural only)
* An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
    Synonym: Alibamu

#### Translations
### Proper noun

Alabama
* A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
** 2014 November 2, “State Legislatures and ALEC”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 23, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:That’s right. In fact, a law which passed in Mississippi is so restrictive, it could close the one remaining abortion clinic they have in the entire state, meaning a Mississippi woman, right now, could be saying to herself, “I need to go someplace more progressive like Alabama.”
* A river in Alabama; flowing 318 miles from the confluence of the Tallapoosa and Coosa near Coosada until its confluence with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile, near Calvert.
* A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.
    Synonym: Alibamu
* A town in New York; named for the state.
* The University of Alabama.
    Synonym: Bama

#### Derived terms

* AL
* Alabam'
* Alabama hot pocket
* Alabama Lane cake
* Alabaman
* Alabama River
* Alabama rot
* Alabama slammer
* Alabama wind chime
* Alabamian
* Florabama
* Floribama

#### 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

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Alabama terms
* Alabama people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Alabama language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Ethnologue entry for Alabama, akz ⁠

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈalabaːma]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Alabama f
* Alabama (a state of the United States)

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Proper noun

Alabama (genitive Alabamas)
* Alabama (a state of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlɑˌbɑ(ː)mɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌbɑ̝(ː)mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabama
* Alabama (a state of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Alabama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alabamani
accusative
nom.
Alabamani
gen.
Alabamani
genitive
Alabamani
partitive
Alabamaani
inessive
Alabamassani
elative
Alabamastani
illative
Alabamaani
adessive
Alabamallani
ablative
Alabamaltani
allative
Alabamalleni
essive
Alabamanani
translative
Alabamakseni
abessive
Alabamattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alabamasi
accusative
nom.
Alabamasi
gen.
Alabamasi
genitive
Alabamasi
partitive
Alabamaasi
inessive
Alabamassasi
elative
Alabamastasi
illative
Alabamaasi
adessive
Alabamallasi
ablative
Alabamaltasi
allative
Alabamallesi
essive
Alabamanasi
translative
Alabamaksesi
abessive
Alabamattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alabamamme
accusative
nom.
Alabamamme
gen.
Alabamamme
genitive
Alabamamme
partitive
Alabamaamme
inessive
Alabamassamme
elative
Alabamastamme
illative
Alabamaamme
adessive
Alabamallamme
ablative
Alabamaltamme
allative
Alabamallemme
essive
Alabamanamme
translative
Alabamaksemme
abessive
Alabamattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alabamanne
accusative
nom.
Alabamanne
gen.
Alabamanne
genitive
Alabamanne
partitive
Alabamaanne
inessive
Alabamassanne
elative
Alabamastanne
illative
Alabamaanne
adessive
Alabamallanne
ablative
Alabamaltanne
allative
Alabamallenne
essive
Alabamananne
translative
Alabamaksenne
abessive
Alabamattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alabamansa
accusative
nom.
Alabamansa
gen.
Alabamansa
genitive
Alabamansa
partitive
Alabamaansa
inessive
Alabamassaan Alabamassansa
elative
Alabamastaan Alabamastansa
illative
Alabamaansa
adessive
Alabamallaan Alabamallansa
ablative
Alabamaltaan Alabamaltansa
allative
Alabamalleen Alabamallensa
essive
Alabamanaan Alabamanansa
translative
Alabamakseen Alabamaksensa
abessive
Alabamattaan Alabamattansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama, itself likely from Alabama Albaamaha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.la.ba.ma/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Alabama m pl (plural only)
* Alabama (people)

### Proper noun

Alabama m
* Alabama (a state of the United States)
    Demain, je vais dans l’Alabama rendre visite à ma grand-mère.Tomorrow, I'm going to Alabama to visit my grandmother.
* Alabama (a river in Alabama)

#### Usage notes

Since l'Alabama is a masculine state that starts with a vowel, when describing location, either en or dans l’ can be used.

#### Derived terms

* alabamien, alabamienne
* Alabamien, Alabamienne

#### Related terms

* alabama

### 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)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.laˈba.ma/
* Rhymes: -ama
* Hyphenation: A‧la‧bà‧ma

### Proper noun

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

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /a.laˈbaː.ma/, [äɫ̪äˈbäːmä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a.laˈba.ma/, [äläˈbäːmä]

### Proper noun

Alabāma f sg (genitive Alabāmae); first declension
* (New Latin) Alabama (a state of the United States)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama, from Alabama Albaamaha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.laˈba.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabama f
* Alabama (a state of the United States)
* Alabama (a river in Alabama)

#### Derived terms

* alabamski

### Further reading

* Alabama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.laˈbɐ̃.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.laˈbɐ̃.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.laˈbɐ.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.lɐˈbɐ.mɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈβɐ.mɐ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.lɐˈbɐ.mɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈβɐ.mɐ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.lɐˈba.mɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈβa.mɐ]
* Hyphenation: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabama m
* Alabama (a state of the United States)
* Alabama (a river in Alabama)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Proper noun

Alabama
* Alabama (a state of the United States)
* Alabama (a river in Alabama)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alabǎma/
* Hyphenation: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabàma f (Cyrillic spelling Алаба̀ма)
* Alabama (a state of the United States)
* Alabama (a river in Alabama)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈalabama]

### Proper noun

Alabama f (genitive singular Alabamy, declension pattern of žena)
* Alabama (a state of the United States)

### References

* “Alabama”, 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alaˈbama/ [a.laˈβ̞a.ma]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabama ?
* Alabama (a state of the United States)

#### Derived terms

* alabamiense

#### See also

* Alabama 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Alabama.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔalaˈbama/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈbaː.mɐ]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: A‧la‧ba‧ma

### Proper noun

Alabama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊᜋ)
* Alabama (a state of the United States)