Alaska
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”),[1] composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix).[2]
Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ə-lăsʹkə, IPA(key): /əˈlæs.kə/
Audio (General American): (file) - Hyphenation: A‧las‧ka
Proper noun
[edit]Alaska
- A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Postal code: AK, largest city: Anchorage.
- 1869, George Davidson, Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of Alaska, (First Part,) From Southern Boundary to Cook's Inlet. 1869, page 32f:
- We have no available sources of information concerning the vegetation northward of the peninsula of Alaska from Bristol Bay, in 58°, to the mouth of the Kwichpak, in latitude 63°.
- 1875, A History of the Wrongs of Alaska. An Appeal to the People and Press of America. Printed by Order of the Anti-Monopoly Association of the Pacific Coast. February, 1875, page 3:
- Alaska was discovered about a century ago by Russian furhunters[.]
- 2004, Transformation of the U.S. Army Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1. Prepared For: United States Army Alaska Department of the Army. Prepared By: Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, pages 3–108:
- Alaska's earliest inhabitants were nomadic hunters traveling in small bands. They arrived in interior Alaska at least 13,000 years ago […]
- Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
- A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
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Noun
[edit]Alaska (plural Alaskas)
- Ellipsis of baked Alaska.
- 1879 December 5, George Augustus [Henry] Sala, “Fashion and Food in New York”, in America Revisited: From the Bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific., volume I, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, published 1882, →OCLC; 3nd edition, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, 1883, →OCLC, page 90:
- I dined at Delmonico's hard by the Fifth-avenue Hotel, a few nights ago; and among the dainties which that consummate caterer favoured us with, was an entremet called an "Alaska." The "Alaska" is a baked ice. A beau mentir qui vient de loin; but this is no traveller's tale. The nucleus or core of the entremet is an ice cream. This is surrounded by an envelope of carefully whipped cream, which, just before the dainty dish is served, is popped into the oven, or is brought under the scorching influence of a red hot salamander; so that its surface is covered with a light brown crust. So you go on discussing the warm cream soufflé till you come, with somewhat painful suddenness, on the row of ice.
- 2006 July, “Ice Cream: Some Great Stops, from Parlors to Gelaterias”, in Rebecca Burns, editor, Atlanta, volume 46, number 3, Atlanta, Ga., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80:
- Preparing the dessert, Dunlap pours a shallow pool of crème anglaise into a dish and adds an Alaska. Next he pours half Bacardi 151 rum ("this one's not for drinking," he warns) and half root beer schnapps into a sauceboat. It's show time! […] We dip the spoon into the Bacardi/schnapps mixture, and heat the spoon's base with a mini torch. When the spoon goes back into the sauceboat, its contents ignite immediately. Yikes! Next, with our left hand, we pick up a long knife and place the tip firmly into the meringue-covered Alaska. Then, with our right, we pick up the flaming rum- and schnapps-filled sauceboat and pour it down the side of the knife. We gape as flaming liquid hits the dessert and encases it in flames. Oooh! Ahhh!
- 1879 December 5, George Augustus [Henry] Sala, “Fashion and Food in New York”, in America Revisited: From the Bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific., volume I, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, published 1882, →OCLC; 3nd edition, London: Vizetelly & Co., 42, Catherine Street, Strand, 1883, →OCLC, page 90:
Alternative forms
[edit]See also
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Alaska”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Ransom, J. Ellis (1940) “Derivation of the word ‘Alaska’”, in American Anthropologist, volume 42, number 3, retrieved 2022-06-07, pages 550-551
Further reading
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[edit]Catalan
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska f
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
- Alaska Peninsula
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska (genitive Alaskas)
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska n
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Declension
[edit]Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Alaska |
Accusative | Alaska |
Dative | Alaska |
Genitive | Alaska |
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Alaska (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Alaska | — | |
genitive | Alaskan | — | |
partitive | Alaskaa | — | |
illative | Alaskaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Alaska | — | |
accusative | nom. | Alaska | — |
gen. | Alaskan | ||
genitive | Alaskan | — | |
partitive | Alaskaa | — | |
inessive | Alaskassa | — | |
elative | Alaskasta | — | |
illative | Alaskaan | — | |
adessive | Alaskalla | — | |
ablative | Alaskalta | — | |
allative | Alaskalle | — | |
essive | Alaskana | — | |
translative | Alaskaksi | — | |
abessive | Alaskatta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska m
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
- Demain soir, je vais en Alaska rendre visite à mon cousin.
- Tomorrow evening, I'm going to Alaska to visit my cousin.
Usage notes
[edit]Although l'Alaska is a masculine state that starts with a vowel, when describing location, only en is used; dans l’ cannot be used.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]États: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · Californie · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Floride · Géorgie · Hawaï · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiane · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Nouveau-Mexique · État de New York · Caroline du Nord · Dakota du Nord · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvanie · Rhode Island · Caroline du Sud · Dakota du Sud · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginie · Washington · Virginie-Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
District fédéral: Washington |
Territoires: Samoa américaines · Guam · Îles Mariannes du Nord · Porto Rico · îles mineures éloignées des États-Unis · Îles Vierges des États-Unis |
References
[edit]- ^ Office québécois de la langue française (2016) “Les prépositions devant un nom d’État américain [Prepositions in front of a US state name.]”, in Banque de dépannage linguistique[1] (in French)
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska n (proper noun, genitive Alaskas or (optionally with an article) Alaska)
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
- the Alaska peninsula
Synonyms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska n
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Declension
[edit]n-w | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Alaska | |
accusative | Alaska | |
dative | Alaska | |
genitive | Alaska |
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska f
- Alternative spelling of Alasca
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Related terms
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Related terms
[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska f
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
- Mieszkam na Alasce. ― I live in Alaska.
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Alaska in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Alaska.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Alaska m
- Alternative spelling of Alasca
Romanian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska f
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaska f
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Alaska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Estados: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawái · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Míchigan · Minnesota · Misisipi · Misuri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · Nuevo Hampshire · Nueva Jersey · Nuevo México · Nueva York · Carolina del Norte · Dakota del Norte · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregón · Pensilvania · Rhode Island · Carolina del Sur · Dakota del Sur · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidental · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
Distrito federal: Washington D. C. |
territorio: Samoa Americana · Guam · Islas Marianas del Norte · Puerto Rico · islas Ultramarinas Menores de los Estados Unidos · Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).
Proper noun
[edit]Alaska n (genitive Alaskas)
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlaska/ [ʔɐˈlas.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: A‧las‧ka
- Homophone: alaska
Proper noun
[edit]Alaska (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃ)
- Alaska (a state of the United States)
- English terms derived from Russian
- English terms derived from Aleut
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Alaska, USA
- en:States of the United States
- en:Places in the United States
- English terms with quotations
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in New Mexico, USA
- en:Places in New Mexico, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English ellipses
- en:Peninsulas
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan terms spelled with K
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Alaska, USA
- ca:States of the United States
- ca:Places in the United States
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Alaska, USA
- da:States of the United States
- da:Places in the United States
- Faroese terms borrowed from English
- Faroese terms derived from English
- Faroese terms derived from Aleut
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Alaska, USA
- fo:States of the United States
- fo:Places in the United States
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑskɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑskɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Alaska, USA
- fi:States of the United States
- fi:Places in the United States
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French terms derived from Aleut
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Alaska, USA
- fr:States of the United States
- fr:Places in the United States
- French terms with usage examples
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German terms derived from Aleut
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Alaska, USA
- de:States of the United States
- de:Places in the United States
- Icelandic terms borrowed from English
- Icelandic terms derived from English
- Icelandic terms derived from Aleut
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- is:Alaska, USA
- is:States of the United States
- is:Places in the United States
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian terms spelled with K
- Italian feminine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Alaska, USA
- nb:States of the United States
- nb:Places in the United States
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Alaska, USA
- nn:States of the United States
- nn:Places in the United States
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish terms derived from Aleut
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/aska
- Rhymes:Polish/aska/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Alaska, USA
- pl:States of the United States
- pl:Places in the United States
- Polish terms with usage examples
- Polish singularia tantum
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian terms spelled with K
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Alaska, USA
- ro:States of the United States
- ro:Places in the United States
- Spanish terms borrowed from English
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish terms derived from Aleut
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aska
- Rhymes:Spanish/aska/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Alaska, USA
- es:States of the United States
- es:Places in the United States
- Swedish terms borrowed from English
- Swedish terms derived from English
- Swedish terms derived from Aleut
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Alaska, USA
- sv:States of the United States
- sv:Places in the United States
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aska
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aska/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with homophones
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Alaska, USA
- tl:States of the United States
- tl:Places in the United States