Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Alternative forms

• MI, M (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/, /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Michigan

2. A state of the United States.
3. Lake Michigan.
4. University of Michigan.
5. Other places in the United States:
   1. A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
   2. A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
   3. A township in Scott County, Kansas.
   4. A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
   5. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Lake Michigan
• Michigan bankroll
• Michigan basement
• Michigan City
• Michigander
• Michiganer
• Michigan holly
• Michiganian
• Michigan left
• Michigan roll
• Michigan rummy

 

Translations

state of the United States

• Amharic: ምሽገን (məšgän)
• Arabic: مِيشِيغَان f (mišiḡān)

  Egyptian Arabic: ميشيجان f (mišigān)

• Armenian: Միչիգան (Mičʻigan)
• Cherokee: ᎻᏏᎦᏂ (misigani)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密歇根 (zh) (Mìxiēgēn), 密執安 / 密执安 (Mìzhí'ān)

• Corsican: Michigan m
• Czech: Michigan (cs) m
• Danish: Michigan
• Dutch: Michigan (nl) n
• Esperanto: Miĉigano
• Finnish: Michigan (fi)
• French: Michigan (fr) m
• Galician: Míchigan (gl) m
• Georgian: მიჩიგანი (mičigani)
• German: Michigan (de) n
• Greek: Μίσιγκαν (el) n (Mísigkan)
• Hebrew: מישיגן (he) f (míshigen)
• Hindi: मिशिगन (miśigan)
• Italian: Michigan (it) m, Micigan m
• Japanese: ミシガン (Mishigan)
• Khmer: មីឈីហ្គេន (miichiigein)
• Korean: 미시간 (Misigan)
• Lao: ມິຊິແກນ (mi si kǣn)
• Latin: Michigania f
• Latvian: Mičigana
• Lithuanian: Mičiganas m
• Macedonian: Мичиген m (Mičigen)
• Malayalam: മിഷിഗൺ (miṣigaṇ)
• Maori: Mehekina
• Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo
• Ojibwe: Mishigamiing
• Ottawa: Mshigamiing
• Persian: میشیگان (fa) (mišigân)
• Polish: Michigan (pl) n
• Portuguese: Michigan (pt) m
• Russian: Мичига́н (ru) m (Mičigán)
• Samogitian: Mėčėgans
• Slovak: Michigan m
• Spanish: Míchigan (es) m
• Tamil: மிச்சிகன் (miccikaṉ)
• Thai: มิชิแกน (mí-chí-gɛɛn)
• Turkish: Michigan, Mişigan
• Ukrainian: Мічига́н m (Mičyhán), Мічиґа́н m (Mičygán)
• Urdu: مشی گن (miśīgan)
• Uyghur: مىچىگان (michigan)
• Yiddish: מישיגאַן (mishigan)

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

deke

• Finnish: ilmaveivi (fi)
• Swedish: zorrofint c

Further reading

• Michigan on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Michigan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Category:Michigan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -iʃiɡɑn

Proper noun

Michigan

1. Michigan (a 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	—
abessive		Michiganitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Michiganini — accusative nom. Michiganini — gen. Michiganini genitive Michiganini — partitive Michiganiani — inessive Michiganissani — elative Michiganistani — illative Michiganiini — adessive Michiganillani — ablative Michiganiltani — allative Michiganilleni — essive Michiganinani — translative Michiganikseni — abessive Michiganittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Michiganisi — accusative nom. Michiganisi — gen. Michiganisi genitive Michiganisi — partitive Michiganiasi — inessive Michiganissasi — elative Michiganistasi — illative Michiganiisi — adessive Michiganillasi — ablative Michiganiltasi — allative Michiganillesi — essive Michiganinasi — translative Michiganiksesi — abessive Michiganittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Michiganimme — accusative nom. Michiganimme — gen. Michiganimme genitive Michiganimme — partitive Michiganiamme — inessive Michiganissamme — elative Michiganistamme — illative Michiganiimme — adessive Michiganillamme — ablative Michiganiltamme — allative Michiganillemme — essive Michiganinamme — translative Michiganiksemme — abessive Michiganittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Michiganinne — accusative nom. Michiganinne — gen. Michiganinne genitive Michiganinne — partitive Michiganianne — inessive Michiganissanne — elative Michiganistanne — illative Michiganiinne — adessive Michiganillanne — ablative Michiganiltanne — allative Michiganillenne — essive Michiganinanne — translative Michiganiksenne — abessive Michiganittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Michiganinsa — accusative nom. Michiganinsa — gen. Michiganinsa genitive Michiganinsa — partitive Michiganiaan Michiganiansa — inessive Michiganissaan Michiganissansa — elative Michiganistaan Michiganistansa — illative Michiganiinsa — adessive Michiganillaan Michiganillansa — ablative Michiganiltaan Michiganiltansa — allative Michiganilleen Michiganillensa — essive Michiganinaan Michiganinansa — translative Michiganikseen Michiganiksensa — abessive Michiganittaan Michiganittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• michiganilainen

 

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /mi.ʃi.ɡan/, /mi.ʃi.ɡɑ̃/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /mi.ʃi.ɡã/

• Audio (Vosges):

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Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃi.ɡan/
• Rhymes: -itʃiɡan

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɡɛn
• Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan

Proper noun

Michigan n (indeclinable)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)
2. Michigan (a lake in the United States)

Derived terms

adjective

• michigański

 

Further reading

• Michigan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiʃiɡen]

Proper noun

Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

• “Michigan”, in Slovníkový 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, 2003–2024