Swansea

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse personal name Sveinn + ey (“island”). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɒnzi/

Proper noun

Swansea

1. A city and county of South Wales.
2. Various towns in the United States and Australia.

Translations

a city in South Wales

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯旺西 (Sīwàngxi), 史云斯 (Shǐyúnsī), (literally) 天鹅海 (Tiān'é hǎi)

• Greek: Σουάνσι (Souánsi)
• Macedonian: Свонзи n (Svonzi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: Swansea n (indecl)
• Portuguese: Swansea f
• Russian: Суо́нси (ru) m (Suónsi)
• Welsh: Abertawe (cy)

References

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• seawans

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Polish

Etymology

From English Swansea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈswɔn.zi//

Proper noun

Swansea n (indeclinable)

1. Swansea

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Swansea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɐ̃.si/

Proper noun

Swansea f

1. Swansea (a city in Wales)