Patagonia

See also: Patagónia and Patagônia

English

Etymology

From Portuguese patagão and Spanish patagón (Patagonian) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.təˈɡəʊ.nɪ.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.təˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˌpæ.təˈɡoʊn.jə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊniə
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ta‧go‧ni‧a, Pa‧ta‧gon‧ia

Proper noun

Patagonia

  1. A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
    • 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183:
      CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
    • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 33:
      The pampas of Argentina and the chilly wastes of Patagonia, like the prairies and deserts of North America, were largely shunned by Spanish settlers until the 1870s.
  2. A town in Arizona.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

< Spanish Patagonia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑtɑɡoniɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ˌɡo̞niɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oniɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Pa‧ta‧go‧ni‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): Pa‧ta‧go‧nia

Proper noun

Patagonia

  1. Patagonia

Declension

Inflection of Patagonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Patagonia
genitive Patagonian
partitive Patagoniaa
illative Patagoniaan
singular plural
nominative Patagonia
accusative nom. Patagonia
gen. Patagonian
genitive Patagonian
partitive Patagoniaa
inessive Patagoniassa
elative Patagoniasta
illative Patagoniaan
adessive Patagonialla
ablative Patagonialta
allative Patagonialle
essive Patagoniana
translative Patagoniaksi
abessive Patagoniatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Patagonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Patagoniani
accusative nom. Patagoniani
gen. Patagoniani
genitive Patagoniani
partitive Patagoniaani
inessive Patagoniassani
elative Patagoniastani
illative Patagoniaani
adessive Patagoniallani
ablative Patagonialtani
allative Patagonialleni
essive Patagonianani
translative Patagoniakseni
abessive Patagoniattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Patagoniasi
accusative nom. Patagoniasi
gen. Patagoniasi
genitive Patagoniasi
partitive Patagoniaasi
inessive Patagoniassasi
elative Patagoniastasi
illative Patagoniaasi
adessive Patagoniallasi
ablative Patagonialtasi
allative Patagoniallesi
essive Patagonianasi
translative Patagoniaksesi
abessive Patagoniattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Patagoniamme
accusative nom. Patagoniamme
gen. Patagoniamme
genitive Patagoniamme
partitive Patagoniaamme
inessive Patagoniassamme
elative Patagoniastamme
illative Patagoniaamme
adessive Patagoniallamme
ablative Patagonialtamme
allative Patagoniallemme
essive Patagonianamme
translative Patagoniaksemme
abessive Patagoniattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Patagonianne
accusative nom. Patagonianne
gen. Patagonianne
genitive Patagonianne
partitive Patagoniaanne
inessive Patagoniassanne
elative Patagoniastanne
illative Patagoniaanne
adessive Patagoniallanne
ablative Patagonialtanne
allative Patagoniallenne
essive Patagoniananne
translative Patagoniaksenne
abessive Patagoniattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Patagoniansa
accusative nom. Patagoniansa
gen. Patagoniansa
genitive Patagoniansa
partitive Patagoniaansa
inessive Patagoniassaan
Patagoniassansa
elative Patagoniastaan
Patagoniastansa
illative Patagoniaansa
adessive Patagoniallaan
Patagoniallansa
ablative Patagonialtaan
Patagonialtansa
allative Patagonialleen
Patagoniallensa
essive Patagonianaan
Patagonianansa
translative Patagoniakseen
Patagoniaksensa
abessive Patagoniattaan
Patagoniattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.taˈɡɔɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲja
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ta‧gon‧ia

Noun

Patagonia f

  1. Patagonia (a region of South America)

Declension

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

Patagonia f

  1. Patagonia

Spanish

Etymology

From patagón (Patagonian) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pataˈɡonja/ [pa.t̪aˈɣ̞o.nja]
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ta‧go‧nia

Proper noun

Patagonia f

  1. Patagonia

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Patagonia, from Spanish Patagonia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Patagonia f

  1. Patagonia, a geographical region in southern South America

Derived terms