Portugal
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto, from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
- From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
- From Latin calidus (“warm”).
- From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
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Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
- A country in Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Member state of the European Union. Official name: Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa).
Quotations[edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Portugal.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Portugal (plural Portugals)
- (now rare) A Portuguese person.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, I.40:
- Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, I.40:
See also[edit]
- Appendix:Place names in Portugal
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
- Countries of the world
- Lusitania
Afrikaans[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
Asturian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m
- Portugal (country)
Related terms[edit]
Basque[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
Declension[edit]
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Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m
Derived terms[edit]
- (Portuguese):
- portugalès (obsolete)
- portugués (Valencian)
- portuguès
See also[edit]
- Lusitània (“Lusitania”)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal n
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m
Derived terms[edit]
Galician[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m
Related terms[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal n (genitive Portugals)
Derived terms[edit]
Livonian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
- Portugal
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugal
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension[edit]
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
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| nominative (nominatīv) | Portugal | – |
| genitive (genitīv) | Portugal | – |
| partitive (partitīv) | Portugalt | – |
| dative (datīv) | Portugalõn | – |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | Portugalõks | – |
| illative (illatīv) | Portugalõ | – |
| inessive (inesīv) | Portugalõs Portugals |
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| elative (elatīv) | Portugalõst Portugalst |
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
See also[edit]
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
Derived terms[edit]
Old Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
- (Kingdom of) Portugal.
- 1214, The will of King Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II of Portugal:
- eu rei don afonſo pela gracia de deuſ rei de portugal. ſeendo ſano e ſaluo temẽte o dia de mia morte […]
- I, King Afonso, by the grace of God king of Portugal, being safe and sound, fearing the day of my death […]
- eu rei don afonſo pela gracia de deuſ rei de portugal. ſeendo ſano e ſaluo temẽte o dia de mia morte […]
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 224 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.
- How Holy Mary of Terena, which is in the Kingdom of Portugal, resurrected a dead girl.
- Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.
- 1214, The will of King Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II of Portugal:
Descendants[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m (gender only indicated by adjectives, see usage note below)
Usage notes[edit]
The word "Portugal" is masculine when referred to by adjectives, but can it can never be indicated by articles. Therefore phrases like "o Portugal", "no Portugal" etc. don't exist; articleless forms such as "Portugal" and "em Portugal" are used instead.
Derived terms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Bosnian, Serbian): Portùgālija
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pȍrtugal m (Cyrillic spelling По̏ртугал)
Declension[edit]
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Portugal |
| genitive | Portugala |
| dative | Portugalu |
| accusative | Portugal |
| vocative | Portugale |
| locative | Portugalu |
| instrumental | Portugalom |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Portugal m
Derived terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Portugal
- English terms with obsolete senses
- English terms derived from Late Latin
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- Malay terms derived from Portuguese
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- Norwegian terms derived from Latin
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- Swedish proper nouns
- sv:Countries