# Manitoba
## English
### Alternative forms

* Manitobah (historical, rare)

### Etymology

From Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/
* (Canada, US) IPA: /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/
* Hyphenation: Mani‧toba
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

Manitoba
* A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

#### Synonyms

* Province of Manitoba
* MB
* Man, Man.

#### Derived terms

* Manitoba Escarpment
* Manitoba flour
* Manitoba maple (“ash-leaved maple”)
* Manitoba wolf
* Manitoban
* (historical) Republic of Manitoba, Republic of Manitobah

#### Related terms

* Lake Manitoba

#### References

* “Manitoba” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Manitoba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑnitobɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝niˌt̪o̞bɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -obɑ
* Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧to‧ba

### Proper noun

Manitoba
* Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Manitoba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manitobani
accusative
nom.
Manitobani
gen.
Manitobani
genitive
Manitobani
partitive
Manitobaani
inessive
Manitobassani
elative
Manitobastani
illative
Manitobaani
adessive
Manitoballani
ablative
Manitobaltani
allative
Manitoballeni
essive
Manitobanani
translative
Manitobakseni
abessive
Manitobattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manitobasi
accusative
nom.
Manitobasi
gen.
Manitobasi
genitive
Manitobasi
partitive
Manitobaasi
inessive
Manitobassasi
elative
Manitobastasi
illative
Manitobaasi
adessive
Manitoballasi
ablative
Manitobaltasi
allative
Manitoballesi
essive
Manitobanasi
translative
Manitobaksesi
abessive
Manitobattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manitobamme
accusative
nom.
Manitobamme
gen.
Manitobamme
genitive
Manitobamme
partitive
Manitobaamme
inessive
Manitobassamme
elative
Manitobastamme
illative
Manitobaamme
adessive
Manitoballamme
ablative
Manitobaltamme
allative
Manitoballemme
essive
Manitobanamme
translative
Manitobaksemme
abessive
Manitobattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manitobanne
accusative
nom.
Manitobanne
gen.
Manitobanne
genitive
Manitobanne
partitive
Manitobaanne
inessive
Manitobassanne
elative
Manitobastanne
illative
Manitobaanne
adessive
Manitoballanne
ablative
Manitobaltanne
allative
Manitoballenne
essive
Manitobananne
translative
Manitobaksenne
abessive
Manitobattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manitobansa
accusative
nom.
Manitobansa
gen.
Manitobansa
genitive
Manitobansa
partitive
Manitobaansa
inessive
Manitobassaan Manitobassansa
elative
Manitobastaan Manitobastansa
illative
Manitobaansa
adessive
Manitoballaan Manitoballansa
ablative
Manitobaltaan Manitobaltansa
allative
Manitoballeen Manitoballensa
essive
Manitobanaan Manitobanansa
translative
Manitobakseen Manitobaksensa
abessive
Manitobattaan Manitobattansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /ma.ni.tɔ.ba/
* (Canada) IPA: /ma.ni.to.bɑ/, /ma.ni.to.bɔ/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Rhymes: -a

### Proper noun

Manitoba m
* Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

### Anagrams

* abominât

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /maˈni.to.ba/, [mäˈnɪt̪ɔbä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /maˈni.to.ba/, [mäˈniːt̪obä]

### Proper noun

Manitoba f sg (genitive Manitobae); first declension
* (New Latin) Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Manitoba.

### Proper noun

Manitoba f
* Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaɲitɔba]

### Noun

Manitoba f
* Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Manitoba”, 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: /maniˈtoba/ [ma.niˈt̪o.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -oba
* Syllabification: Ma‧ni‧to‧ba

### Proper noun

Manitoba f
* Manitoba (a province in western Canada)

#### Related terms

* manitobano