# Saskatchewan
## English
### Alternative forms

* Saskatchouan (the river)

### Etymology

From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskâciwani-sîpiy, “swift-flowing river”). The province is named after the river, which flows through it.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈskæt͡ʃ.əˌwɑːn/, /səˈskæt͡ʃ.ə.wən/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

Saskatchewan
* A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.
* A major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.

#### Synonyms

* SK, Sk.
* Sask, Sask.
* SSK

#### Coordinate terms

* Fransaskois

#### Derived terms

* Saskatchewanian

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

English Saskatchewan

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑskɑtʃeʋɑn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠kɑ̝t̪ˌʃe̞ʋɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -eʋɑn

### Proper noun

Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)
* Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan River (a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Saskatchewan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saskatchewanini
accusative
nom.
Saskatchewanini
gen.
Saskatchewanini
genitive
Saskatchewanini
partitive
Saskatchewaniani
inessive
Saskatchewanissani
elative
Saskatchewanistani
illative
Saskatchewaniini
adessive
Saskatchewanillani
ablative
Saskatchewaniltani
allative
Saskatchewanilleni
essive
Saskatchewaninani
translative
Saskatchewanikseni
abessive
Saskatchewanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saskatchewanisi
accusative
nom.
Saskatchewanisi
gen.
Saskatchewanisi
genitive
Saskatchewanisi
partitive
Saskatchewaniasi
inessive
Saskatchewanissasi
elative
Saskatchewanistasi
illative
Saskatchewaniisi
adessive
Saskatchewanillasi
ablative
Saskatchewaniltasi
allative
Saskatchewanillesi
essive
Saskatchewaninasi
translative
Saskatchewaniksesi
abessive
Saskatchewanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saskatchewanimme
accusative
nom.
Saskatchewanimme
gen.
Saskatchewanimme
genitive
Saskatchewanimme
partitive
Saskatchewaniamme
inessive
Saskatchewanissamme
elative
Saskatchewanistamme
illative
Saskatchewaniimme
adessive
Saskatchewanillamme
ablative
Saskatchewaniltamme
allative
Saskatchewanillemme
essive
Saskatchewaninamme
translative
Saskatchewaniksemme
abessive
Saskatchewanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saskatchewaninne
accusative
nom.
Saskatchewaninne
gen.
Saskatchewaninne
genitive
Saskatchewaninne
partitive
Saskatchewanianne
inessive
Saskatchewanissanne
elative
Saskatchewanistanne
illative
Saskatchewaniinne
adessive
Saskatchewanillanne
ablative
Saskatchewaniltanne
allative
Saskatchewanillenne
essive
Saskatchewaninanne
translative
Saskatchewaniksenne
abessive
Saskatchewanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saskatchewaninsa
accusative
nom.
Saskatchewaninsa
gen.
Saskatchewaninsa
genitive
Saskatchewaninsa
partitive
Saskatchewaniaan Saskatchewaniansa
inessive
Saskatchewanissaan Saskatchewanissansa
elative
Saskatchewanistaan Saskatchewanistansa
illative
Saskatchewaniinsa
adessive
Saskatchewanillaan Saskatchewanillansa
ablative
Saskatchewaniltaan Saskatchewaniltansa
allative
Saskatchewanilleen Saskatchewanillensa
essive
Saskatchewaninaan Saskatchewaninansa
translative
Saskatchewanikseen Saskatchewaniksensa
abessive
Saskatchewanittaan Saskatchewanittansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Alternative forms

* Saskatchouan

### Etymology

Borrowing from Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (“swift-flowing river”).

### Pronunciation

* (Canada) IPA: /sas.ka.tʃə.wan/, /sas.ka.tʃo.wan/
* (Europe) IPA: /sas.ka.tʃe.wan/
* Rhymes: -an

### Proper noun

Saskatchewan f
* Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)
* Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan River (a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada)
    Synonyms: Sask., SK

#### Coordinate terms

* Fransaskois
* fransaskois

#### Derived terms

* Saskatchewanais
* saskatchewanais

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /sasˈkat.t͡ʃe.wan/, [säsˈkätː͡ʃewän]

### Proper noun

Saskatchewan f sg (genitive Saskatchewanis); third declension
* (New Latin):
** Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)
** Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan River (a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada)

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Saskatchewan.

### Proper noun

Saskatchewan m
* Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)

## Slovak
### Noun

Saskatchewan m inan
* Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)
* Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan River (a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Saskatchewan”, 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

Saskatchewan f
* Saskatchewan (A prairie province in western Canada)

#### Related terms

* saskatchewaniano