Valladolid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvaɪ.ə.dəˈliːd/

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Proper noun

Valladolid

1. A city in Castile and León, Spain.
2. A province in Castile and León, Spain.

Translations

city in Spain

• Catalan: Valladolid
• Galician: Valladolid (gl)
• Hungarian: Valladolid (hu)
• Latin: Valdoletum n
• Spanish: Valladolid (es)

Catalan

Proper noun

Valladolid m

1. Valladolid (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Valladolid)
2. Valladolid (a city in Valladolid, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Attested in 11th century Latin documents in forms such as Valleolide and Valledolidi. The beginning corresponds to valle (“valley”) and the ending seemingly to Olid, a known adaptation of the Arabic name لوليد (Walīd). The additional /-d-/ would in that case represent a possessive (de).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baʝadoˈlid/ [ba.ʝa.ð̞oˈlið̞]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baʝadoˈlid/ [ba.ʝa.ð̞oˈlið̞]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baʎadoˈlid/ [ba.ʎa.ð̞oˈlið̞]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baʃadoˈlid/ [ba.ʃa.ð̞oˈlið̞]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baʒadoˈlid/ [ba.ʒa.ð̞oˈlið̞]

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  • Rhymes: -id
  • Syllabification: Va‧lla‧do‧lid

 

• IPA^(key): (nonstandard, Spain) /baʝadoˈliθ/ [ba.ʝa.ð̞oˈliθ]

• IPA^(key): (nonstandard, most of Spain) /baʝadoˈliθ/ [ba.ʝa.ð̞oˈliθ]
• IPA^(key): (nonstandard, rural northern Spain) /baʎadoˈliθ/ [ba.ʎa.ð̞oˈliθ]

Proper noun

Valladolid ?

1. Valladolid (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Valladolid)
2. Valladolid (a city in Valladolid, Spain)

Derived terms

• aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolid

 

Related terms

• vallisoletano

 

See also

• pinciano