# Rhode Island
## English
### Alternative forms

* Rhod-Island
* Rhod Island
* Rode-Island
* Rode Island

### Etymology

Originally spelled Rode-Island. From unstandardized Early Modern Dutch Roode Eylant (“Red Island”), after a description of Aquidneck Island given by navigator Adriaen Block: een rodlich Eylande (Modern Dutch een roodlijk eiland).
Modern spelling due to influence from Rhodes, as Giovanni da Verrazzano had once likened an isle somewhere about the Narragansett Bay to it, though the precise identity of the isle he was referring to remains unknown. The earliest spelling showing influence from this is Rhod-Island.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɹəʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/
* Audio (Rhode Island):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Rhode Island
* The smallest state of the United States. Official name: State of Rhode Island.
    Holonym: New England
* The official name of Aquidneck Island.

#### Usage notes

* The official name of the state was State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations until 2020.
* As the geographically smallest state in the US, Rhode Island is often used as a comparison for area or size.
* The state of Rhode Island is not an island.

#### Derived terms

* Rhode Island cheese
* Rhode Island currency
* Rhode Islander
* Rhode Island johnnycake
* Rhode Island money
* Rhode Island Red
* Rhode Island sloop
* RI

#### 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

### References

* ↑ http://www.archive.org/stream/documentaryhisto02chap/documentaryhisto02chap_djvu.txt
* ↑ “How Rhode Island Got Its Name”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2010 November 17 (last accessed), archived from the original on 17 November 2010

### Further reading

* Rhode Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Rhode Island.

### Proper noun

Rhode Island (genitive Rhode Islands)
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Rhode Island.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrou̯dˌɑi̯lɑnd/, [ˈro̞u̯dˌɑ̝i̯lɑ̝nd]

### Proper noun

Rhode Island
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Rhode Island (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rhode Islandini
accusative
nom.
Rhode Islandini
gen.
Rhode Islandini
genitive
Rhode Islandini
partitive
Rhode Islandiani
inessive
Rhode Islandissani
elative
Rhode Islandistani
illative
Rhode Islandiini
adessive
Rhode Islandillani
ablative
Rhode Islandiltani
allative
Rhode Islandilleni
essive
Rhode Islandinani
translative
Rhode Islandikseni
abessive
Rhode Islandittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rhode Islandisi
accusative
nom.
Rhode Islandisi
gen.
Rhode Islandisi
genitive
Rhode Islandisi
partitive
Rhode Islandiasi
inessive
Rhode Islandissasi
elative
Rhode Islandistasi
illative
Rhode Islandiisi
adessive
Rhode Islandillasi
ablative
Rhode Islandiltasi
allative
Rhode Islandillesi
essive
Rhode Islandinasi
translative
Rhode Islandiksesi
abessive
Rhode Islandittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rhode Islandimme
accusative
nom.
Rhode Islandimme
gen.
Rhode Islandimme
genitive
Rhode Islandimme
partitive
Rhode Islandiamme
inessive
Rhode Islandissamme
elative
Rhode Islandistamme
illative
Rhode Islandiimme
adessive
Rhode Islandillamme
ablative
Rhode Islandiltamme
allative
Rhode Islandillemme
essive
Rhode Islandinamme
translative
Rhode Islandiksemme
abessive
Rhode Islandittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rhode Islandinne
accusative
nom.
Rhode Islandinne
gen.
Rhode Islandinne
genitive
Rhode Islandinne
partitive
Rhode Islandianne
inessive
Rhode Islandissanne
elative
Rhode Islandistanne
illative
Rhode Islandiinne
adessive
Rhode Islandillanne
ablative
Rhode Islandiltanne
allative
Rhode Islandillenne
essive
Rhode Islandinanne
translative
Rhode Islandiksenne
abessive
Rhode Islandittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rhode Islandinsa
accusative
nom.
Rhode Islandinsa
gen.
Rhode Islandinsa
genitive
Rhode Islandinsa
partitive
Rhode Islandiaan Rhode Islandiansa
inessive
Rhode Islandissaan Rhode Islandissansa
elative
Rhode Islandistaan Rhode Islandistansa
illative
Rhode Islandiinsa
adessive
Rhode Islandillaan Rhode Islandillansa
ablative
Rhode Islandiltaan Rhode Islandiltansa
allative
Rhode Islandilleen Rhode Islandillensa
essive
Rhode Islandinaan Rhode Islandinansa
translative
Rhode Islandikseen Rhode Islandiksensa
abessive
Rhode Islandittaan Rhode Islandittansa
instructive
comitative

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Rhode Island.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roˈdaj.land/, /roˈdaj.lend/
* Rhymes: -ajland, -ajlend

### Proper noun

Rhode Island m
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Rhode Island.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔwt ˈaj.lɛnt/
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Proper noun

Rhode Island m inan (indeclinable)
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

### Further reading

* Rhode Island in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Rhode Island in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Rhode Island
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

#### Usage notes

Rhode Island is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Rhode Island m
* Rhode Island (The smallest state of the United States)

#### Related terms

* rodislandés

### See also

* Rhode Island on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$