Sintra

English

Proper noun

Sintra

2. A town and municipality of Lisbon district, Portugal.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Sintra

1. A town near Lisbon, Portugal

Descendants

• Portuguese: Sintra (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Sintra"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cintra (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sintra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: Sin‧tra

Proper noun

Sintra f

1. Sintra (a town and municipality of Lisbon district, Portugal)

Usage notes

• Sintra is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Meronyms

civil parishes of Sintra

• Agualva e Mira-Sintra
• Algueirão-Mem Martins
• Almargem do Bispo, Pêro Pinheiro e Montelavar
• Cacém e São Marcos
• Casal de Cambra
• Colares
• Massamá e Monte Abraão
• Queluz e Belas
• Rio de Mouro
• São João das Lampas e Terrugem
• Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)

Derived terms

• Nova Sintra
• sintrão
• sintrense

Descendants

• → Bengali: সান্তারা (śantara)
  • → Assamese: সুমথিৰা (xumthira), সোণতৰা (xüntora), সন্ত্ৰা (xontra) — Kamrupi, সোমতৰা (xümtora) — Dehan
  • → Odia: ସାନ୍ତରା (sāntarā)
• →? Classical Persian: سَنْگْتَرَه (sangtara)
• → Gujarati: સંતરું (santrũ)
• → Konkani: संत्र (santra)
• → Marathi: संत्रे (santre)