Ohio

English

Etymology

    From Seneca Ohi꞉yoʼ, a proper name derived from ohi꞉yo꞉h (good river).[1] The name of the Allegheny river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Ohio, means the same thing in Unami.[2]

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/, /əˈhaɪoʊ/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈhaɪəʊ/, /əʊˈhʌɪəʊ/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɪəʊ

    Proper noun

    Ohio

    1. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Columbus.
      • 2005 August 21, Henry Alford, “Not a Word”, in The New Yorker[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 9 March 2017:
        Mountweazel, the encyclopedia indicates, was born in Bangs, Ohio, in 1942, only to die “at 31 in an explosion while on assignment for Combustibles magazine.”
      • 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN[2]:
        The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
      • 2024 May 1, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House passes antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests”, in CNN[3]:
        In the House, Reps. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, Max Miller, an Ohio Republican, and Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, are also leading the effort.
    2. A river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois along state borders and emptying into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
    3. Ellipsis of Ohio University.
      Synonym: OU
      Coordinate terms: Ohio State, OSU (not to be confused)
    4. A locale in the United States; named for the state:
      1. A town in New York.
      2. A village in Illinois.
      3. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
      4. An unincorporated community in Texas.
      5. A number of townships, listed under Ohio Township.
    5. A locale in Canada:
      1. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.
      2. A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
      3. A community in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

    Derived terms

    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

    1. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. page 344. →ISBN.
    2. ^ The National Magazine: A Monthly Journal of American History (1885)

    Anagrams

    Catalan

    Proper noun

    Ohio m

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Danish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Ohio.

    Proper noun

    Ohio (genitive Ohios)

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Esperanto

    Etymology

    From English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oˈhio/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -io
    • Syllabification: O‧hi‧o

    Proper noun

    Ohio (accusative Ohion)

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    See also

    Miĉigano
    Indianao Pensilvanio
    Kentukio
    Okcidenta Virginio

    Finnish

    Etymology

    From English Ohio.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈohɑi̯.o/, [ˈo̞ɦɑ̝i̯.o̞]
    • Rhymes: -ohɑio

    Proper noun

    Ohio

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Declension

    Inflection of Ohio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
    nominative Ohio
    genitive Ohion
    partitive Ohiota
    illative Ohioon
    singular plural
    nominative Ohio
    accusative nom. Ohio
    gen. Ohion
    genitive Ohion
    partitive Ohiota
    inessive Ohiossa
    elative Ohiosta
    illative Ohioon
    adessive Ohiolla
    ablative Ohiolta
    allative Ohiolle
    essive Ohiona
    translative Ohioksi
    abessive Ohiotta
    instructive
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Ohio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Ohioni
    accusative nom. Ohioni
    gen. Ohioni
    genitive Ohioni
    partitive Ohiotani
    inessive Ohiossani
    elative Ohiostani
    illative Ohiooni
    adessive Ohiollani
    ablative Ohioltani
    allative Ohiolleni
    essive Ohionani
    translative Ohiokseni
    abessive Ohiottani
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Ohiosi
    accusative nom. Ohiosi
    gen. Ohiosi
    genitive Ohiosi
    partitive Ohiotasi
    inessive Ohiossasi
    elative Ohiostasi
    illative Ohioosi
    adessive Ohiollasi
    ablative Ohioltasi
    allative Ohiollesi
    essive Ohionasi
    translative Ohioksesi
    abessive Ohiottasi
    instructive
    comitative
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Ohiomme
    accusative nom. Ohiomme
    gen. Ohiomme
    genitive Ohiomme
    partitive Ohiotamme
    inessive Ohiossamme
    elative Ohiostamme
    illative Ohioomme
    adessive Ohiollamme
    ablative Ohioltamme
    allative Ohiollemme
    essive Ohionamme
    translative Ohioksemme
    abessive Ohiottamme
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Ohionne
    accusative nom. Ohionne
    gen. Ohionne
    genitive Ohionne
    partitive Ohiotanne
    inessive Ohiossanne
    elative Ohiostanne
    illative Ohioonne
    adessive Ohiollanne
    ablative Ohioltanne
    allative Ohiollenne
    essive Ohionanne
    translative Ohioksenne
    abessive Ohiottanne
    instructive
    comitative
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Ohionsa
    accusative nom. Ohionsa
    gen. Ohionsa
    genitive Ohionsa
    partitive Ohiotaan
    Ohiotansa
    inessive Ohiossaan
    Ohiossansa
    elative Ohiostaan
    Ohiostansa
    illative Ohioonsa
    adessive Ohiollaan
    Ohiollansa
    ablative Ohioltaan
    Ohioltansa
    allative Ohiolleen
    Ohiollensa
    essive Ohionaan
    Ohionansa
    translative Ohiokseen
    Ohioksensa
    abessive Ohiottaan
    Ohiottansa
    instructive
    comitative

    Anagrams

    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Ohio.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ohio n (proper noun, genitive Ohios or (optionally with an article) Ohio)

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Italian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Ohio.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oˈa.jo/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ajo

    Proper noun

    Ohio m

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    References

    1. ^ Ohio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)


    Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
    Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
    Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (good river).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔˈxa.jɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ajɔ
    • Syllabification: O‧hi‧o

    Proper noun

    Ohio n (indeclinable)

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)
    2. Ohio (a river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois along state borders and emptying into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois)

    Further reading

    • Ohio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Proper noun

    Ohio m

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)
    2. Ohio (a river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois along state borders and emptying into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois)

    Romanian

    Proper noun

    Ohio n

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Slovak

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔɦaːjɔ/, [ˈɔɦaːjɔ]
    • Rhymes: -aːjɔ

    Proper noun

    Ohio n (genitive singular Ohia, declension pattern of mesto)

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    References

    • Ohio”, 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, 2003–2026

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oˈxajo/ [oˈxa.jo]
    • Rhymes: -ajo
    • Syllabification: O‧hio

    Proper noun

    Ohio m

    1. Ohio (a state of the United States)

    Derived terms

    Further reading