Formosa

See also: formosa

English

Etymology

From Portuguese formosa (“beautiful”), from Latin formosus (“beautifully formed”), from forma (“form, shape”) + the adjective suffix -osus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɔːˈməʊ.sə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈmoʊ.sə/, /fɔɹˈmoʊ.zə/
• Rhymes: -əʊsə

Proper noun

Formosa

1. (historical) The island of Taiwan (Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle") as named by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544.
2. A province in the north of Argentina.
3. A city of Argentina, capital of Formosa Province.

Translations

name given to Taiwan island

• Bulgarian: Формо́за f (Formóza)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 寶島 (bou²dou²), 東番 (Dung¹fān¹)

  Mandarin: 宝岛 (zh) (Bǎodǎo), 东番 (Dōngfān)

  Min Nan: 寶島 (zh-min-nan) (Pó-tó)

• Finnish: Formosa
• French: Formose (fr) f
• German: Formosa n

• Irish: Formósa m
• Japanese: フォルモサ (Forumosa)
• Korean: 포르모자 (Poreumoja)
• Marathi: फोर्मोजा (formozā)
• Portuguese: Formosa (pt) f
• Russian: Формо́за (ru) f (Formóza)
• Swedish: Formosa (sv)

Taiwan — see Taiwan

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Finnish

Proper noun

Formosa

1. (dated) Formosa (old name of Taiwan)

Declension

Inflection of Formosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Formosa	—
genitive		Formosan	—
partitive		Formosaa	—
illative		Formosaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Formosa	—
accusative	nom.	Formosa	—
	gen.	Formosan
genitive		Formosan	—
partitive		Formosaa	—
inessive		Formosassa	—
elative		Formosasta	—
illative		Formosaan	—
adessive		Formosalla	—
ablative		Formosalta	—
allative		Formosalle	—
essive		Formosana	—
translative		Formosaksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Formosatta	—
comitative		—	—

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ilha Formosa

Etymology

From formosa (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /foɹ.ˈmɔ.za/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.ˈmɔ.za/
• Homophone: formosa

Proper noun

Formosa f

1. Formosa; Taiwan (an island of Taiwan in the Pacific)

   Synonym: Taiwan

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Spanish

Proper noun

Formosa ?

1. Formosa (province)

Derived terms

• formoseño