República Federativa do Brasil

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís

Proto-Italic *reis

Latin rēs

Old Latin poplicus

Latin pūblicus

Latin pūblica

Latin rēspūblica

lbor.

Portuguese república

French fédérer

Latin -īvus

Old French -if

Middle French -if

French -if

French fédératif

bor.

Portuguese federativo

Latin -am

Old Galician-Portuguese -a

Portuguese -a

Portuguese federativa

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Old Galician-Portuguese de

Latin ille

Latin illum

Old Galician-Portuguese o

Old Galician-Portuguese do

Portuguese do

Proto-Italic *pākslos

Latin palus

Old Galician-Portuguese pao

Portuguese pau

Old Galician-Portuguese brasa

Portuguese brasa

Proto-Italic *-elis

Latin -īlis

lbor.

Portuguese -il

Portuguese brasil

Portuguese pau-brasil

Portuguese Brasil

Portuguese República Federativa do Brasil

Coined by the Brazilian Constituent Assembly in 1987.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziw/ [heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziw/ [heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziw/ [χeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziw/ [heˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzil/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzil/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.bɐ du bɾɐˈzil/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.βɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzi.li/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈzi.li]

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Proper noun

República Federativa do Brasil f

1. Federative Republic of Brazil (official name of Brazil)

   Synonym: Brasil