Long Island

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/

Etymology 1

From Dutch Lange Eylandt, from earlier "'t Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs".

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Proper noun

Long Island

  1. The biggest and longest island of the US, located in New York State.
    • 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
      B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
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Etymology 2

windward shore of Long Island, The Bahamas

Proper noun

Long Island

  1. A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas, noted as its most scenic.
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Finnish

Proper noun

Long Island

  1. Long Island (any place called "Long Island" in English, particularly an island to the east of New York City)

Declension

  • on Long Island = Long Islandilla (adessive case)
Inflection of Long Island (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Long Island Long Islandit
genitive Long Islandin Long Islandien
partitive Long Islandia Long Islandeja
illative Long Islandiin Long Islandeihin
singular plural
nominative Long Island Long Islandit
accusative nom. Long Island Long Islandit
gen. Long Islandin
genitive Long Islandin Long Islandien
partitive Long Islandia Long Islandeja
inessive Long Islandissa Long Islandeissa
elative Long Islandista Long Islandeista
illative Long Islandiin Long Islandeihin
adessive Long Islandilla Long Islandeilla
ablative Long Islandilta Long Islandeilta
allative Long Islandille Long Islandeille
essive Long Islandina Long Islandeina
translative Long Islandiksi Long Islandeiksi
instructive — Long Islandein
abessive Long Islanditta Long Islandeitta
comitative — Long Islandeineen
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