Aveiro

English

Proper noun

Aveiro

1. A district in northern Portugal.
2. A city and municipality in Aveiro district, Portugal.
3. A municipality in Pará, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

There is in Medieval Latin the form Alavarius, but it is discarded by some (as if made up to account for some long initial A), who prefer Latin Averius, from Celtic *adberos (“estuary”). Cognate with Aveiras.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾu/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾu/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾo/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈbej.ɾu/ [aˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈve.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: A‧vei‧ro

• Audio (Portugal)

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Proper noun

Aveiro

1. Aveiro (a district in northern Portugal)
2. Aveiro (a city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal)

Usage notes

Aveiro is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• aveirense