iowan
アイオワ州の
解説 Definition
アメリカのアイオワ州に関連する、またはアイオワ州出身の人。中西部に位置する州の名前または州民を指します。
Relating to the US state of Iowa, its people, culture, or characteristic features; as a noun, it can also mean a person from Iowa. The word is normally capitalized as Iowan in standard English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Iowa に「～の人・～に属する」を表す -an が付いた語で、通常は Iowan と大文字で書く。Iowan heritage、Iowan landscape のように形容詞なら「アイオワ州の」、名詞なら an Iowan「アイオワ州出身者」。州名と人・文化・風景を一組で覚える。
Start with the place name Iowa and add -an, a suffix frequently used for inhabitants or things associated with a place. Iowan can therefore work as an adjective in Iowan heritage, an Iowan accent, or the Iowan landscape. It can also be a noun: an Iowan is a person from Iowa. Keep the word capitalized because it derives from a proper place name. Linking it to other American demonyms such as Texan, Ohioan, and Californian makes both its formation and its two grammatical roles easier to remember.
例文
She was proud of her Iowan heritage and traditions.
彼女はアイオワ州の遺産と伝統を誇りに思っていました。
The Iowan landscape is characterized by vast cornfields.
アイオワ州の風景は広大なトウモロコシ畑が特徴です。
He spoke with a distinctive Iowan accent.
彼はアイオワ州特有のアクセントで話しました。
iowan の類義語・関連語
iowan の語源・成り立ち Etymology
アイオワ州の住民・事物を指す形容詞。Iowa は先住民スー語族のアイオワ族（Báxoje）の名に由来し、ダコタ語で「眠たがる人々」を意味したとされる。接尾辞 -an はラテン語 -anus（〜に属する）から。関連語: Ohioan, Texan。
Iowan is formed from Iowa and the inhabitant or relational suffix -an, ultimately related to Latin -anus, “belonging to.” Iowa takes its name from the Iowa people, who call themselves Báxoje. Historical explanations of the tribal name vary, and the often-repeated interpretation involving “sleepy ones” comes through names used by neighboring peoples rather than a transparent English formation. The demonym follows a familiar American place-name pattern.
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