Pontevedra

English

Proper noun

Pontevedra

1. A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.
2. A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain.

Translations

city

• Catalan: Pontevedra f
• Galician: Pontevedra (gl) f
• Portuguese: Pontevedra f
• Spanish: Pontevedra (es) f

province

• Catalan: Pontevedra f
• Galician: Pontevedra (gl) f
• Portuguese: Pontevedra f
• Spanish: Pontevedra (es) f

Catalan

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra

1. a surname
2. Pontevedra (a city in Spain)
3. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain)

Galician

Etymology

A place name with medieval origin; from ponte (“bridge”) + vedra (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponteˈbɛdɾa/ [pon̪.t̪eˈβ̞ɛ.ð̞ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛdɾa
• Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

1. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)
   1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
2. A village in Liñaio parish, Negreira, A Coruña, Galicia

Related terms

• lerense
• pontevedrés
• teucrino

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Pontevedra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Pontevedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.teˈvɛ.dɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.teˈvɛ.dɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.teˈvɛ.dɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.tɨˈvɛ.dɾɐ/ [põ.tɨˈvɛ.ðɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.tɨˈvɛ.dɾɐ/ [põ.tɨˈvɛ.ðɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.tɨˈbɛ.dɾɐ/ [põ.tɨˈβɛ.ðɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponteˈbedɾa/ [põn̪.t̪eˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Derived terms

• lerense
• pontevedrés