Alghero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ, -ɛɹəʊ

Proper noun

Alghero

1. A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

Derived terms

• Algherese

Translations

port town in Sardinia

• Arabic: أَلْغِيرُو m (ʔalḡēro)
• Armenian: Ալգերո (Algero), Ալգեր (Alger)
• Bulgarian: Алге́ро n (Algéro)
• Catalan: l'Alguer (ca) m, (popular) Barceloneta f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾蓋羅／阿尔盖罗 (Ā'ěrgàiluó)

• Corsican: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Alghero
• French: Alghero (fr) f
• German: Alghero (de) n
• Greek: Αλγκέρο (el) n (Algkéro)
• Hebrew: אָלְגֶרוֹ m (Algéro)
• Italian: Alghero (it) f
• Japanese: アルゲーロ (Arugēro)
• Korean: 알게로 (Algero)
• Ladino: Algero
• Latin: Algārium n, (Medieval Latin) Aleguerium n
• Latvian: Algēro m
• Lithuanian: Algeras m
• Persian: آلگرو (fa) (âlgero)
• Piedmontese: Algher m
• Polish: Alghero (pl) n
• Portuguese: Alghero f
• Russian: Альге́ро n (Alʹgéro), Алге́р m (Algér)
• Sardinian: S'Alighèra f
• Sassarese: L'Aliéra f
• Spanish: Alguer m
• Tamil: அல்கேரோ (alkērō)
• Ukrainian: Альґе́ро n (Alʹgéro), Алґе́ n (Algé), л'Алґе́ n (lʺAlgé)

Italian

Etymology

Unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: Al‧ghè‧ro

Proper noun

Alghero f

1. Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

• algherese

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡɛ.ɾu/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɛ.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡɛ.ɾu/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɛ.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡɛ.ɾo/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɛ.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛ.ɾu/ [aɫˈɣɛ.ɾu]

Proper noun

Alghero f

1. Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

• alguerês