Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Etymology

From Ojibwe mishigami (great lake) (referring to Lake Michigan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
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Proper noun

Michigan

  1. A state in the United States.
  2. Lake Michigan.
  3. University of Michigan.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Michigan

Further reading

Noun

Michigan (plural Michigans)

  1. (ice hockey) A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.

Translations


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

  1. Michigan

Finnish

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑn]
  • Hyphenation: Mic‧hi‧gan

Proper noun

Michigan

  1. Michigan (state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Michigan
genitive Michiganin
partitive Michigania
illative Michiganiin
singular plural
nominative Michigan
accusative nom. Michigan
gen. Michiganin
genitive Michiganin
partitive Michigania
inessive Michiganissa
elative Michiganista
illative Michiganiin
adessive Michiganilla
ablative Michiganilta
allative Michiganille
essive Michiganina
translative Michiganiksi
instructive
abessive Michiganitta
comitative

Italian

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃi.ɡan/, /ˈmiʃ.ʃi.ɡan/

Proper noun

Michigan m

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Michigan m

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)
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