Iowa

English
Map of US highlighting Iowa

Etymology

From French Aiouez, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“sleepy ones”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪoʊwə/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun

Iowa

  1. A state of the United States of America Capital: Des Moines.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Iowa (plural Iowas)

  1. One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.

See also
  • Appendix:Place names in Iowa

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Iowa.

Proper noun

Iowa (genitive Iowas)

  1. Iowa

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯ova]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Io‧wa

Proper noun

Iowa n (genitive Iowas)

  1. Iowa

Further reading

Polish

Proper noun

Iowa f

  1. Iowa

Declension
declension of Iowa
singular
nominative Iowa
genitive Iowy
dative Iowie
accusative Iowę
instrumental Iową
locative Iowie
vocative Iowo

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Iowa, from French Aiouez, after the Iowa tribe.

Proper noun

Iowa m

  1. Iowa (a state of the United States)

Spanish

Proper noun

Iowa f

  1. Iowa

See also
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