Ansião

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Eixião

Etymology

From Ansiães, from Medieval Latin [Vila] Ānsilanem. Cognate with Galician Anseán.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/

• Homophone: ancião
• Hyphenation: An‧si‧ão

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Proper noun

Ansião

1. A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal

Derived terms

• ansianense