# Minnesota
## English
### Etymology

From Lakota mní šóta (literally “cloudy water”).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/, [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə]
* Audio (Midland US, female voice):(file)
* Audio (Minnesota, male voice):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊtə

### Proper noun

Minnesota
* A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
** 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎:On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
    Synonym: (nickname) North Star State
* A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
* (historical) A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
* The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

#### Derived terms

* Minnesota ice
* Minnesotan
* Minnesota nice
* Minnesota whist
* MN

#### 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

* Category:Minnesota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Minnesota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Minnesota on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
* Minnesota on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage

### Anagrams

* Mansonite, antimeson, antinomes, mannitose, nominates

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɪnɛsota]

### Proper noun

Minnesota f (relational adjective minnesotský, demonym Minnesoťan)
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

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

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

### Proper noun

Minnesota (genitive Minnesotas)
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Minnesota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈminːesotɑ/, [ˈminːe̞ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otɑ
* Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧so‧ta

### Proper noun

Minnesota
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Minnesota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Minnesotani
accusative
nom.
Minnesotani
gen.
Minnesotani
genitive
Minnesotani
partitive
Minnesotaani
inessive
Minnesotassani
elative
Minnesotastani
illative
Minnesotaani
adessive
Minnesotallani
ablative
Minnesotaltani
allative
Minnesotalleni
essive
Minnesotanani
translative
Minnesotakseni
abessive
Minnesotattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Minnesotasi
accusative
nom.
Minnesotasi
gen.
Minnesotasi
genitive
Minnesotasi
partitive
Minnesotaasi
inessive
Minnesotassasi
elative
Minnesotastasi
illative
Minnesotaasi
adessive
Minnesotallasi
ablative
Minnesotaltasi
allative
Minnesotallesi
essive
Minnesotanasi
translative
Minnesotaksesi
abessive
Minnesotattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Minnesotamme
accusative
nom.
Minnesotamme
gen.
Minnesotamme
genitive
Minnesotamme
partitive
Minnesotaamme
inessive
Minnesotassamme
elative
Minnesotastamme
illative
Minnesotaamme
adessive
Minnesotallamme
ablative
Minnesotaltamme
allative
Minnesotallemme
essive
Minnesotanamme
translative
Minnesotaksemme
abessive
Minnesotattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Minnesotanne
accusative
nom.
Minnesotanne
gen.
Minnesotanne
genitive
Minnesotanne
partitive
Minnesotaanne
inessive
Minnesotassanne
elative
Minnesotastanne
illative
Minnesotaanne
adessive
Minnesotallanne
ablative
Minnesotaltanne
allative
Minnesotallenne
essive
Minnesotananne
translative
Minnesotaksenne
abessive
Minnesotattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Minnesotansa
accusative
nom.
Minnesotansa
gen.
Minnesotansa
genitive
Minnesotansa
partitive
Minnesotaansa
inessive
Minnesotassaan Minnesotassansa
elative
Minnesotastaan Minnesotastansa
illative
Minnesotaansa
adessive
Minnesotallaan Minnesotallansa
ablative
Minnesotaltaan Minnesotaltansa
allative
Minnesotalleen Minnesotallensa
essive
Minnesotanaan Minnesotanansa
translative
Minnesotakseen Minnesotaksensa
abessive
Minnesotattaan Minnesotattansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* mainosten, ostaminen

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /min.neˈzɔ.ta/
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧sò‧ta

### Proper noun

Minnesota m
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

### Anagrams

* nominaste

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /min.neˈsoː.ta/, [mɪnːɛˈs̠oːt̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /min.neˈso.ta/, [minːeˈs̬ɔːt̪ä]

### Proper noun

Minnesōta f sg (genitive Minnesōtae); first declension
* (New Latin) Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minnesota, from Lakota mní sóta (literally “cloudy water”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.nɛˈsɔ.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Syllabification: Mi‧nne‧so‧ta

### Proper noun

Minnesota f
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)
* Minnesota, Minnesota River (A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota)

#### Derived terms

* minnesocki

### Further reading

* Minnesota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Minesota

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minnesota.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mi.neˈso.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /mi.neˈso.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mi.neˈso.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mi.nɨˈzɔ.tɐ/

### Proper noun

Minnesota m
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈminɲesɔta]

### Proper noun

Minnesota f (genitive singular Minnesoty, declension pattern of žena)
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

### References

* “Minnesota”, 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: /mineˈsota/ [mi.neˈso.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ota
* Syllabification: Min‧ne‧so‧ta

### Proper noun

Minnesota f
* Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)

#### Related terms

* minesoto

### See also

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