Filipinas
See also: filipinas
English
Noun
Filipinas
Classical Nahuatl
Proper noun
Filipinas
- Philippines (Republic of the Philippines)
References
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Filipinas f pl
- Philippines (an archipelago and country in Asia in the Pacific Ocean)
Spanish
Etymology
From Felipe (the name of a King of Spain) + -nas (islands).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Filipinas f
- Philippines (Republic of the Philippines)
Usage notes
Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.
Related terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (the name of a King of Spain) + -nas (islands).
Proper noun
Filipinas
Categories:
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl proper nouns
- nci:Countries
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese pluralia tantum
- pt:Philippines
- pt:Islands
- pt:Countries in Asia
- pt:Countries
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Countries in Asia
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms spelled with F