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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Havaiī

Havaiī m pl (genitive Havaiōrum)
Classical[haˈwaj.jiː]Ecclesiastical[aˈvaː.ji]

Meaning

  1. New LatinHawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
  2. New LatinHawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Havaiī
genitive—Havaiōrum
dative—Havaiīs
accusative—Havaiōs
ablative—Havaiīs
vocative—Havaiī
locative—Havaiīs

Origins

  1. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*Sawaiki
  2. HawaiianHawaiʻi
  3. LatinHavaiī

From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Quick answers

What does Havaiī mean in Latin?
Havaiī, a proper noun, means “Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory); Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania)”.
What is the genitive of Havaiī?
The genitive singular is Havaiōrum. Havaiī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Havaiī?
In classical Latin, [haˈwaj.jiː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈvaː.ji].
Where does Havaiī come from?
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki → Hawaiian Hawaiʻi → Latin Havaiī.