# Massachusetts
## English
### Etymology

From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) +‎ wachuwees (“hill”) +‎ -ut (“pos=locative suffix”) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/
* Audio (US):(file)
* (also New England) IPA: /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/

### Proper noun

Massachusetts
* A state of the United States.
    Holonym: New England

#### Derived terms

* MA
* Massachusettsan
* Massachusettsian
* Massachusite
* Masshole
* the Massachusetts of Australia

#### Translations
### See also

* Bay Stater
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

* William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)

### Further reading

* Massachusetts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Catalan
### Proper noun

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

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

### Proper noun

Massachusetts (genitive Massachusetts')
* Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Massachusetts.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑsɑtʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ɑ̝t̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
* IPA: /ˈmæsætʃy(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃy(ː)s̠e̞ts̠] (vowel harmony: ä)
* IPA: /ˈmæsætʃu(ː)sets/, [ˈmæs̠æt̪ˌʃu(ː)s̠e̞ts̠]
* Rhymes: -usets
* English pronunciation also used

### Proper noun

Massachusetts
* Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsini
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsini
gen.
Massachusettsini
genitive
Massachusettsini
partitive
Massachusettsiani
inessive
Massachusettsissani
elative
Massachusettsistani
illative
Massachusettsiini
adessive
Massachusettsillani
ablative
Massachusettsiltani
allative
Massachusettsilleni
essive
Massachusettsinani
translative
Massachusettsikseni
abessive
Massachusettsittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsisi
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsisi
gen.
Massachusettsisi
genitive
Massachusettsisi
partitive
Massachusettsiasi
inessive
Massachusettsissasi
elative
Massachusettsistasi
illative
Massachusettsiisi
adessive
Massachusettsillasi
ablative
Massachusettsiltasi
allative
Massachusettsillesi
essive
Massachusettsinasi
translative
Massachusettsiksesi
abessive
Massachusettsittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsimme
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsimme
gen.
Massachusettsimme
genitive
Massachusettsimme
partitive
Massachusettsiamme
inessive
Massachusettsissamme
elative
Massachusettsistamme
illative
Massachusettsiimme
adessive
Massachusettsillamme
ablative
Massachusettsiltamme
allative
Massachusettsillemme
essive
Massachusettsinamme
translative
Massachusettsiksemme
abessive
Massachusettsittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsinne
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsinne
gen.
Massachusettsinne
genitive
Massachusettsinne
partitive
Massachusettsianne
inessive
Massachusettsissanne
elative
Massachusettsistanne
illative
Massachusettsiinne
adessive
Massachusettsillanne
ablative
Massachusettsiltanne
allative
Massachusettsillenne
essive
Massachusettsinanne
translative
Massachusettsiksenne
abessive
Massachusettsittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsinsa
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsinsa
gen.
Massachusettsinsa
genitive
Massachusettsinsa
partitive
Massachusettsiaan Massachusettsiansa
inessive
Massachusettsissaan Massachusettsissansa
elative
Massachusettsistaan Massachusettsistansa
illative
Massachusettsiinsa
adessive
Massachusettsillaan Massachusettsillansa
ablative
Massachusettsiltaan Massachusettsiltansa
allative
Massachusettsilleen Massachusettsillensa
essive
Massachusettsinaan Massachusettsinansa
translative
Massachusettsikseen Massachusettsiksensa
abessive
Massachusettsittaan Massachusettsittansa
instructive
comitative
* Only when speaking and with some pronunciations:
Possessive forms of Massachusetts (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsini
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsini
gen.
Massachusettsini
genitive
Massachusettsini
partitive
Massachusettsiäni
inessive
Massachusettsissäni
elative
Massachusettsistäni
illative
Massachusettsiini
adessive
Massachusettsilläni
ablative
Massachusettsiltäni
allative
Massachusettsilleni
essive
Massachusettsinäni
translative
Massachusettsikseni
abessive
Massachusettsittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsisi
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsisi
gen.
Massachusettsisi
genitive
Massachusettsisi
partitive
Massachusettsiäsi
inessive
Massachusettsissäsi
elative
Massachusettsistäsi
illative
Massachusettsiisi
adessive
Massachusettsilläsi
ablative
Massachusettsiltäsi
allative
Massachusettsillesi
essive
Massachusettsinäsi
translative
Massachusettsiksesi
abessive
Massachusettsittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsimme
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsimme
gen.
Massachusettsimme
genitive
Massachusettsimme
partitive
Massachusettsiämme
inessive
Massachusettsissämme
elative
Massachusettsistämme
illative
Massachusettsiimme
adessive
Massachusettsillämme
ablative
Massachusettsiltämme
allative
Massachusettsillemme
essive
Massachusettsinämme
translative
Massachusettsiksemme
abessive
Massachusettsittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsinne
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsinne
gen.
Massachusettsinne
genitive
Massachusettsinne
partitive
Massachusettsiänne
inessive
Massachusettsissänne
elative
Massachusettsistänne
illative
Massachusettsiinne
adessive
Massachusettsillänne
ablative
Massachusettsiltänne
allative
Massachusettsillenne
essive
Massachusettsinänne
translative
Massachusettsiksenne
abessive
Massachusettsittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Massachusettsinsä
accusative
nom.
Massachusettsinsä
gen.
Massachusettsinsä
genitive
Massachusettsinsä
partitive
Massachusettsiään Massachusettsiänsä
inessive
Massachusettsissään Massachusettsissänsä
elative
Massachusettsistään Massachusettsistänsä
illative
Massachusettsiinsä
adessive
Massachusettsillään Massachusettsillänsä
ablative
Massachusettsiltään Massachusettsiltänsä
allative
Massachusettsilleen Massachusettsillensä
essive
Massachusettsinään Massachusettsinänsä
translative
Massachusettsikseen Massachusettsiksensä
abessive
Massachusettsittään Massachusettsittänsä
instructive
comitative

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mas.saˈt͡ʃu.sets/
* Rhymes: -usets

### Proper noun

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Massachusetts, from Massachusett muswachꝏsut (massadchᵫset, “big mountain”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.saˈt͡ʂju.sɛts/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -usɛts
* Syllabification: Ma‧ssa‧chu‧setts

### Proper noun

Massachusetts n (indeclinable)
* Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

### Further reading

* Massachusetts in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Massachusetts.

### Proper noun

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

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Massachusetts n
* Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmeset͡ʃuːset͡s]

### Proper noun

Massachusetts n (genitive singular Massachusetts)
* Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

### References

* “Massachusetts”, 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

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

#### Related terms

* massachusettense

### See also

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