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Iowa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also:ʻIowa

English

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Etymology

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FromFrenchAiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, fromDakotaayúxba(“sleepy ones”).

Pronunciation

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(state, river):
- (US)IPA^(key): /ˈaɪəwə/,(obsolete)/ˈaɪəweɪ/^[1]
- Audio(US): (file)
(town in Louisiana):
- (US)IPA^(key): /ˈaɪəweɪ/

Proper noun

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Iowa

Astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States. Capital and largest city:Des Moines.
- 1951,Herbert Hoover,The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure 1874–1920‎^[1],New York:Macmillan Company,→OCLC,→OL,page 1:
  I prefer to think ofIowa as I saw it through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Those were eyes filled with the wonders ofIowa’s streams and woods, of the mystery of growing crops.
- 2024 June 25, Issy Ronald, “Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record”, inCNN‎^[2]:
  His family, who live in West Des Moines,Iowa, have been left “devastated,” his owner Tracy Wolfe said in GWR press release. “He was just the best giant boy,” she added.
- 2025 April 21, Jeff McMurray, “Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders”, inAP News‎^[3]:
  When University ofIowa researchers surveyed first-responders in Cedar Rapids, their study published last year found no noticeable difference in response time when a road diet was in place.
Atributary of theMississippi River which flows throughIowa in a southeast direction.
Atown inCalcasieu Parish,Louisiana.
Ellipsis ofUniversity of Iowa.
Synonym:UI
Coordinate terms:Iowa State,ISU(not to be confused)

Derived terms

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Translations

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A state in Midwestern US

Arabic:آيوا
Armenian:Այովա (hy)(Ayova)
Azerbaijani:Ayova (az)
Bengali:আইওয়া(aiōẇa)
Bulgarian:А́йова(Ájova)
Cherokee:ᎠᏯᏩ(ayawa)
Chinese:
Hokkien:Iowa
Mandarin:艾奥瓦 (zh)(Ài'àowǎ),爱荷华 (zh)(Àihéhuá)
Czech:Iowa (cs) f
Danish:Iowa
Esperanto:Iovao
Farefare:Ayowa
Finnish:Iowa (fi)
French:Iowa (fr)
Galician:Iowa (gl) f
Georgian:აიოვა(aiova)
German:Iowa (de)
Greek:Αϊόβα (el) f(Aïóva),Άιοβα f(Áiova)
Haitian Creole:Ayowa
Hebrew:איווה (he)(ayowa)
Hindi:आयोवा(āyovā)
Hungarian:Iowa (hu)
Italian:Iowa (it) m
Japanese:アイオワ (ja)(Aiowa)
Khmer:អាយអូវ៉ា(ʼaayʼouvaa)
Korean:아이오와(Aiowa)
Lao:ໄອໂອວາ(ʼai ʼ)
Limburgish:Iowa
Macedonian:А́јова f(Ájova)
Maltese:Ijowa
Navajo:Áawah hahoodzo
Pohnpeian:Aiowa
Polish:Iowa (pl)
Portuguese:Iowa (pt)
Russian:А́йова (ru) f(Ájova)
Spanish:Iowa (es) f
Thai:ไอโอวา(ai-oo-wâa)
Turkish:Iowa
Ukrainian:А́йова f(Ájova)
Vietnamese:Iowa,Ai-ô-òa
Yiddish:אײַאָוואַ(ayova),אײַאָווע(ayove)

Noun

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Iowa (pluralIowasorIowa)

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

Divisions of theUnited 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

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^Harold B. Allen (June 1956), “Distribution Patterns of Place-Name Pronunciations”, inNames: A Journal of Onomastics, volume 6, number 2,→DOI, pages74-77: “Since no members of the younger generation are reported as using this form [/ˈaɪəweɪ/], it would seem safe to predict its disappearance within the next two generations.”

Anagrams

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Iwao

Danish

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DanishWikipedia has an article on:

Iowa

Wikipedia^da

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishIowa.

Proper noun

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Iowa (genitiveIowas)

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Finnish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishIowa.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈioʋɑ/,[ˈio̞ʋɑ̝]
IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.oʋɑ/,[ˈɑ̝i̯.o̞ʋɑ̝]
Rhymes:-ioʋɑ

Proper noun

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Iowa

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Declension

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Inflection ofIowa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Iowa	—
genitive		Iowan	—
partitive		Iowaa	—
illative		Iowaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowa	—
accusative	nom.	Iowa	—
accusative	gen.	Iowan	—
genitive		Iowan	—
partitive		Iowaa	—
inessive		Iowassa	—
elative		Iowasta	—
illative		Iowaan	—
adessive		Iowalla	—
ablative		Iowalta	—
allative		Iowalle	—
essive		Iowana	—
translative		Iowaksi	—
abessive		Iowatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms ofIowa(Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowani	—
accusative	nom.	Iowani	—
accusative	gen.	Iowani	—
genitive		Iowani	—
partitive		Iowaani	—
inessive		Iowassani	—
elative		Iowastani	—
illative		Iowaani	—
adessive		Iowallani	—
ablative		Iowaltani	—
allative		Iowalleni	—
essive		Iowanani	—
translative		Iowakseni	—
abessive		Iowattani	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	—

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowasi	—
accusative	nom.	Iowasi	—
accusative	gen.	Iowasi	—
genitive		Iowasi	—
partitive		Iowaasi	—
inessive		Iowassasi	—
elative		Iowastasi	—
illative		Iowaasi	—
adessive		Iowallasi	—
ablative		Iowaltasi	—
allative		Iowallesi	—
essive		Iowanasi	—
translative		Iowaksesi	—
abessive		Iowattasi	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	—

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowamme	—
accusative	nom.	Iowamme	—
accusative	gen.	Iowamme	—
genitive		Iowamme	—
partitive		Iowaamme	—
inessive		Iowassamme	—
elative		Iowastamme	—
illative		Iowaamme	—
adessive		Iowallamme	—
ablative		Iowaltamme	—
allative		Iowallemme	—
essive		Iowanamme	—
translative		Iowaksemme	—
abessive		Iowattamme	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	—

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowanne	—
accusative	nom.	Iowanne	—
accusative	gen.	Iowanne	—
genitive		Iowanne	—
partitive		Iowaanne	—
inessive		Iowassanne	—
elative		Iowastanne	—
illative		Iowaanne	—
adessive		Iowallanne	—
ablative		Iowaltanne	—
allative		Iowallenne	—
essive		Iowananne	—
translative		Iowaksenne	—
abessive		Iowattanne	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	—

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Iowansa	—
accusative	nom.	Iowansa	—
accusative	gen.	Iowansa	—
genitive		Iowansa	—
partitive		Iowaansa	—
inessive		Iowassaan Iowassansa	—
elative		Iowastaan Iowastansa	—
illative		Iowaansa	—
adessive		Iowallaan Iowallansa	—
ablative		Iowaltaan Iowaltansa	—
allative		Iowalleen Iowallensa	—
essive		Iowanaan Iowanansa	—
translative		Iowakseen Iowaksensa	—
abessive		Iowattaan Iowattansa	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	—

French

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FrenchWikipedia has an article on:

Iowa

Wikipedia^fr

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishIowa.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ajowa/,/ijowa/
Audio: (file)

Proper noun

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Iowa m

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

German

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ova]
Audio(Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Hyphenation:Io‧wa

Proper noun

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Iowa n (proper noun,genitiveIowasor(optionally with an article)Iowa)

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:

Iowa

Wikipedia^it

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishIowa.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈa.jo.wa/
Rhymes:-ajowa

Proper noun

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Iowa m

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:

Iowa

Wikipedia^pl

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishIowa, fromFrenchAiouez, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, fromDakotaayúxba(“sleepy ones”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /aˈjɔ.wa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-ɔwa
Syllabification:I‧o‧wa

Proper noun

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Iowa f (indeclinable)

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishIowa, fromFrenchAiouez, after theIowa tribe.

Proper noun

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Iowa m

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

Slovak

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SlovakWikipedia has an article on:

Iowa

Wikipedia^sk

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈajɔva]

Proper noun

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Iowa f (genitive singularIowy,declension pattern ofžena)

Iowa (astate in theMidwestern region of theUnited States)

References

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“Iowa”, inSlovníkový 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,2003–2025