Ontario
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See also: Ontário
English
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeɁ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiɁ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario
- A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
- A lake, Lake Ontario, between Ontario province and New York State.
- A village in the Cayo District, Belize.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in San Bernardino County, California.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
- A community of Ames, Story County, Iowa.
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
- Short for Ontario County, New York.
- A city in Richland County, Ohio.
- A city in Malheur County, Oregon.
- A locality in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A locality in Charlotte County, Virginia.
- A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
- Ontario County
- Ontario violet
- Ontarian
- (province): ON, Ont., Ont
Translations
Lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario
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Province in eastern Canada
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Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario n (relational adjective ontarijský)
Declension
Declension of Ontario (sg-only semisoft neuter)
Further reading
- “Ontario”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Esperanto

Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario (accusative Ontarion)
See also
Hudsona Golfo | ||
Manitobo | ![]() |
Kebekio |
Usono |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario
Declension
Inflection of Ontario (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Ontario | — | |
genitive | Ontarion | — | |
partitive | Ontariota | — | |
illative | Ontarioon | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Ontario | — | |
accusative | nom. | Ontario | — |
gen. | Ontarion | ||
genitive | Ontarion | — | |
partitive | Ontariota | — | |
inessive | Ontariossa | — | |
elative | Ontariosta | — | |
illative | Ontarioon | — | |
adessive | Ontariolla | — | |
ablative | Ontariolta | — | |
allative | Ontariolle | — | |
essive | Ontariona | — | |
translative | Ontarioksi | — | |
abessive | Ontariotta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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French
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari:io (literally “great lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario m
- Ontario (all senses):
- A province of Canada
- A village in the Cayo District, Belize
- A city in San Bernardino County, California
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, United States
- A community of Ames, Story County, Iowa, United States
- A county of New York
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York
- A city in Richland County, Ohio
- A city in Malheur County, Oregon
- A locality in North Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania
- A locality in Charlotte County, Virginia
- A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ontarios)
- Ontario (a province in eastern Canada; capital: Toronto)
- Lake Ontario (a lake)
- Synonym: Ontariosee
Hungarian

Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Ontario | — |
accusative | Ontariót | — |
dative | Ontariónak | — |
instrumental | Ontarióval | — |
causal-final | Ontarióért | — |
translative | Ontarióvá | — |
terminative | Ontarióig | — |
essive-formal | Ontarióként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Ontarióban | — |
superessive | Ontarión | — |
adessive | Ontariónál | — |
illative | Ontarióba | — |
sublative | Ontarióra | — |
allative | Ontarióhoz | — |
elative | Ontarióból | — |
delative | Ontarióról | — |
ablative | Ontariótól | — |
non-attributive possessive – singular |
Ontarióé | — |
non-attributive possessive – plural |
Ontarióéi | — |
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
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1st person sing. | Ontarióm | — |
2nd person sing. | Ontariód | — |
3rd person sing. | Ontariója | — |
1st person plural | Ontariónk | — |
2nd person plural | Ontariótok | — |
3rd person plural | Ontariójuk | — |
Derived terms
- Ontario-tó
- ontariói
Japanese
Romanization
Ontario
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /onˈta.ri.oː/, [ɔn̪ˈt̪ärioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /onˈta.ri.o/, [on̪ˈt̪äːrio]
Proper noun
Ontariō f sg (genitive Ontariōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Ontariō |
genitive | Ontariōnis |
dative | Ontariōnī |
accusative | Ontariōnem |
ablative | Ontariōne |
vocative | Ontariō |
locative | Ontariōnī Ontariōne |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario n (indeclinable)
Further reading
- Ontario in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario ?
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ontario f
Related terms
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ontario, probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io.
Proper noun
Ontario
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