Palermo

See also: palermo and Pałermo

English

Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/, /pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Palermo

2. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
4. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
5. (historical) A former province of Sicily, Italy.
6. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
7. A place in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
   3. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
   4. A town in Oswego County, New York.
   5. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
8. A habitational surname

Related terms

• Palermitan

Translations

city

• Arabic: بَالِيرْمُو m (bālīrmū), بَلَرْم (balarm)

  Hijazi Arabic: بليرمو f (balērmu, palērmo), پليرمو f (palērmu)

• Catalan: Palerm m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴勒莫 (zh) (Bālèmò)

• Corsican: Palermu m
• Dutch: Palermo (nl) n
• French: Palerme (fr) m or f
• Georgian: პალერმო (ṗalermo)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Πάνορμος f (Pánormos)

  Modern Greek: Παλέρμο (el) n (Palérmo), Πάνορμος (el) f (Pánormos)

• Italian: Palermo (it) m
• Japanese: パレルモ (Parerumo)
• Latin: Panormus m, Panormum n
• Maltese: Palermo
• Marathi: पालेर्मो (pālermo)
• Occitan: Palèrme m
• Ottoman Turkish: پالرمو (Palermo)
• Polish: Palermo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Palermo m
• Russian: Пале́рмо (ru) m (Palérmo)
• Sardinian: Palermu m
• Sicilian: Palermu m

  Palermitan: Palìaimmu m

• Turkish: Palermo
• Ukrainian: Пале́рмо n (Palérmo)

metropolitan city

• Arabic: بَالِيرْمُو m (bālīrmū)
• Corsican: Palermu m
• Dutch: Palermo (nl) n
• French: Palerme (fr) m or f
• Greek: Παλέρμο (el) n (Palérmo), Πάνορμος (el) f (Pánormos)
• Italian: Palermo (it) m
• Japanese: パレルモ (Parerumo)
• Latin: Panormus m, Provincia Panormitana f
• Maltese: Palermo
• Marathi: पालेर्मो (pālermo)
• Occitan: Palèrme m
• Polish: Palermo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Palermo m
• Russian: Пале́рмо (ru) m (Palérmo)
• Sardinian: Palermu m
• Sicilian: Palermu m

  Palermitan: Palìaimmu m

district of Buenos Aires

• Marathi: पालेर्मो (pālermo)

Anagrams

• Palmero, Palmore, Pleroma, leproma, pleroma, polearm

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːˈlɛrmoː/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [paˈlɛrmoː]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [paˈlɛrmoʊ̯]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Palermo ?

1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Italian

bandiera della città di Palermo – flag of the city of Palermo

Etymology

From Sicilian Palermu, q.v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlɛr.mo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrmo
• Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo m

1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)
3. the letter P in the Italian spelling alphabet

   Synonym: Padova

Related terms

• palermitano

Descendants

• English: Palermo
• Ottoman Turkish: پالرمو (Palermo)
  • Turkish: Palermo

Anagrams

• pleroma

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-) + ὅρμος (hórmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlɛr.mɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrmɔ
• Syllabification: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo n (indeclinable)

1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Further reading

• Palermo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palermo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/ [paˈlɛɦ.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/ [paˈlɛɦ.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛɻ.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/

• Hyphenation: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo ?

1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Spanish

Etymology

The barrio of Buenos Aires is named after Juan Domínguez Palermo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈleɾmo/ [paˈleɾ.mo]
• Rhymes: -eɾmo
• Syllabification: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo ?

1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)
3. Palermo (a large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

   Meronyms: Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood, Palermo chico, Palermo viejo

Further reading

• Palermo (Buenos Aires) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es