Sergipe

English

the Brazilian state of Sergipe

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Sergipe

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju.
2. A river in Sergipe, Brazil.

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: سِيرْجِيبِي (sīrjībī)
• Armenian: Սերժիպի (Seržipi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塞爾希培 / 塞尔希培 (Sài'ěrxīpéi)

• French: Sergipe (fr)
• Georgian: სერჟიპი (seržiṗi)
• Greek: Σερζίπε (Serzípe)
• Japanese: セルジッペ (Serujippe)
• Korean: 세르지피 (sereujipi)
• Portuguese: Sergipe (pt)
• Russian: Сержи́пи (Seržípi)
• Spanish: Sergipe
• Thai: รัฐแซร์จีปี
• Ukrainian: Сержи́пі (Seržýpi)

Further reading

• Category:Sergipe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sergipe on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Sergipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sergipe River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cerigipe (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi Siriîype (literally “at the crab river”), refering to Sergipe River. The historical captaincy that originated the modern state was named after the hydronym.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈʒi.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /seɻˈʒi.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pe/ [seɦˈʒi.pe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈʒi.pɨ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -ipi, -ipɨ
• Hyphenation: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe m

1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) SE

2. Sergipe (a river in Sergipe, Brazil)

Derived terms

• sergipano
• sergipense

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Distrito Federal
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins

Spanish

Sergipe en Brasil

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sergipe.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʝipe/ [seɾˈʝi.pe]

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʝipe/ [seɾˈʝi.pe] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʃipe/ [seɾˈʃi.pe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʒipe/ [seɾˈʒi.pe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ipe
• Syllabification: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe m

1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)

Derived terms

• sergipano