Long Island

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/
  • (New York City) IPA^(key): [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊) ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/

Etymology 1

• (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs.
• (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape.

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Proper noun

Long Island

1. The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York.

   Meronym: East End

   • 1992 April 5, “The Full House”, in 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.

2. (strictly) region of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City).
   • 2017 March 27, Priscila Korb, “'Shark Tank'-Winning Business Moves To Long Island”, in Patch‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 September 2024:

     After receiving a $2 million investment on the show, the company moved its headquarters from Queens to Long Island.

   • 2019 September 26, Brekke Fletcher, “Fall in the Hamptons means the happiest hour of all”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 1 October 2019:

     As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical.

3. An island of Antigua and Barbuda.
4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.

Derived terms

• Lawn Guyland (eye dialect)
• Long Island City
• Long Islander
• Long Island iced tea
• Long Island Sound
• Strong Island (slang)

Related terms

• LIRR

Translations

island in New York

• Algonquin: Paumanok
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長島 / 长岛 (zh) (Chángdǎo)

• Finnish: Long Island (fi)
• Georgian: ლონგ-აილენდი (long-ailendi)
• Italian: Long Island
• Japanese: ロングアイランド (ronguairando)
• Ojibwe: ^{(please verify)} Minisi
• Russian: Лонг-А́йленд m (Long-Ájlend)
• Spanish: Long Island

Noun

Long Island (plural Long Islands)

1. (informal) A Long Island iced tea.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

windward shore of Long Island, The Bahamas

Proper noun

Long Island

1. A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.

Synonyms

• Yuma (original Arawak name)
• Fernandina (name by Christopher Columbus)

Translations

a district of the Bahamas

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長島 / 长岛 (zh) (Chángdǎo)

• Finnish: Long Island (fi)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: Long Island

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Long Island

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lɑnd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lɑ̝nd]
• IPA^(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lænd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lænd]

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

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "on Long Island" is Long Islandilla.

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
abessive		Long Islanditta	Long Islandeitta
instructive		—	Long Islandein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Long Islandini Long Islandini accusative nom. Long Islandini Long Islandini gen. Long Islandini genitive Long Islandini Long Islandieni partitive Long Islandiani Long Islandejani inessive Long Islandissani Long Islandeissani elative Long Islandistani Long Islandeistani illative Long Islandiini Long Islandeihini adessive Long Islandillani Long Islandeillani ablative Long Islandiltani Long Islandeiltani allative Long Islandilleni Long Islandeilleni essive Long Islandinani Long Islandeinani translative Long Islandikseni Long Islandeikseni abessive Long Islandittani Long Islandeittani instructive — — comitative — Long Islandeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Long Islandisi Long Islandisi accusative nom. Long Islandisi Long Islandisi gen. Long Islandisi genitive Long Islandisi Long Islandiesi partitive Long Islandiasi Long Islandejasi inessive Long Islandissasi Long Islandeissasi elative Long Islandistasi Long Islandeistasi illative Long Islandiisi Long Islandeihisi adessive Long Islandillasi Long Islandeillasi ablative Long Islandiltasi Long Islandeiltasi allative Long Islandillesi Long Islandeillesi essive Long Islandinasi Long Islandeinasi translative Long Islandiksesi Long Islandeiksesi abessive Long Islandittasi Long Islandeittasi instructive — — comitative — Long Islandeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Long Islandimme Long Islandimme accusative nom. Long Islandimme Long Islandimme gen. Long Islandimme genitive Long Islandimme Long Islandiemme partitive Long Islandiamme Long Islandejamme inessive Long Islandissamme Long Islandeissamme elative Long Islandistamme Long Islandeistamme illative Long Islandiimme Long Islandeihimme adessive Long Islandillamme Long Islandeillamme ablative Long Islandiltamme Long Islandeiltamme allative Long Islandillemme Long Islandeillemme essive Long Islandinamme Long Islandeinamme translative Long Islandiksemme Long Islandeiksemme abessive Long Islandittamme Long Islandeittamme instructive — — comitative — Long Islandeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Long Islandinne Long Islandinne accusative nom. Long Islandinne Long Islandinne gen. Long Islandinne genitive Long Islandinne Long Islandienne partitive Long Islandianne Long Islandejanne inessive Long Islandissanne Long Islandeissanne elative Long Islandistanne Long Islandeistanne illative Long Islandiinne Long Islandeihinne adessive Long Islandillanne Long Islandeillanne ablative Long Islandiltanne Long Islandeiltanne allative Long Islandillenne Long Islandeillenne essive Long Islandinanne Long Islandeinanne translative Long Islandiksenne Long Islandeiksenne abessive Long Islandittanne Long Islandeittanne instructive — — comitative — Long Islandeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Long Islandinsa Long Islandinsa accusative nom. Long Islandinsa Long Islandinsa gen. Long Islandinsa genitive Long Islandinsa Long Islandiensa partitive Long Islandiaan Long Islandiansa Long Islandejaan Long Islandejansa inessive Long Islandissaan Long Islandissansa Long Islandeissaan Long Islandeissansa elative Long Islandistaan Long Islandistansa Long Islandeistaan Long Islandeistansa illative Long Islandiinsa Long Islandeihinsa adessive Long Islandillaan Long Islandillansa Long Islandeillaan Long Islandeillansa ablative Long Islandiltaan Long Islandiltansa Long Islandeiltaan Long Islandeiltansa allative Long Islandilleen Long Islandillensa Long Islandeilleen Long Islandeillensa essive Long Islandinaan Long Islandinansa Long Islandeinaan Long Islandeinansa translative Long Islandikseen Long Islandiksensa Long Islandeikseen Long Islandeiksensa abessive Long Islandittaan Long Islandittansa Long Islandeittaan Long Islandeittansa instructive — — comitative — Long Islandeineen Long Islandeinensa