Bronx
English
Etymology
Blend of Bronck + -'s. After immigrant settler Jonas Bronck (1600–1643) of New Netherlands onto the peninsula north of Manhattan Island.
- (region): Originally Bronck's Land, the land in the region settled by Jonas Bronck.
- (river): Originally Bronck's River, a river bordering the region settled by Jonas Bronck.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹɒŋks/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹɑŋks/
Proper noun
Bronx
- Ellipsis of The Bronx. A borough of New York City.
- Ellipsis of The Bronx River. A river downstate in New York State.
Usage notes
The term is always preceded by the definite article "the", and thus expressed as the Bronx.
Derived terms
Translations
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbroŋks/, [ˈbro̞ŋks̠]
Declension
| Inflection of Bronx (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bronx | — | |
| genitive | Bronxin | — | |
| partitive | Bronxia | — | |
| illative | Bronxiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Bronx | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Bronx | — |
| gen. | Bronxin | ||
| genitive | Bronxin | — | |
| partitive | Bronxia | — | |
| inessive | Bronxissa | — | |
| elative | Bronxista | — | |
| illative | Bronxiin | — | |
| adessive | Bronxilla | — | |
| ablative | Bronxilta | — | |
| allative | Bronxille | — | |
| essive | Bronxina | — | |
| translative | Bronxiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Bronxitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Portuguese
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