Montevideo

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

There is general agreement that the first two syllables come from Spanish or Portuguese monte (hill), in reference to the prominent hill to the west of the city. Beyond that, explanations differ. Two of the most popular stories are that the name comes from a reading of the abbreviated MONTE-VI-D-E-O ("sixth hill from east to west"), or that it comes from a Portuguese sailor's shout of "Monte vide eu".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Minnesota city) /ˌmɒntɪˈvɪdiəʊ/

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo

  1. The capital city of Uruguay.
  2. A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States.

Translations[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo m

  1. Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo

  1. Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo n (related adjective montevidejský)

  1. Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Montevideo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Montevideo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Montevideo in Internetová jazyková příručka

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Montevideo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of モンテヴィデオ

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Montevideo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɔn.tɛ.viˈdɛ.ɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɔ
  • Syllabification: Mon‧te‧vi‧de‧o

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo n (indeclinable)

  1. Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)

Further reading[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo n (genitive singular Montevidea)

  1. Montevideo (the capital of Uruguay)

References[edit]

  • Montevideo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /montebiˈdeo/ [mõn̪.t̪e.β̞iˈð̞e.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: Mon‧te‧vi‧de‧o

Proper noun[edit]

Montevideo ?

  1. Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)
  2. Montevideo (a department of Uruguay)

Derived terms[edit]