eldorado

See also: Eldorado, eldorádo, Eldorádo, and El Dorado

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish El Dorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeldorɑdo/, [ˈe̞ldo̞ˌrɑ̝do̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑdo
• Syllabification^(key): el‧do‧ra‧do
• Hyphenation^(key): el‧do‧ra‧do

Noun

eldorado

1. (figuratively) El Dorado, Eden, paradise

Declension

Inflection of eldorado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		eldorado	eldoradot
genitive		eldoradon	eldoradojen
partitive		eldoradoa	eldoradoja
illative		eldoradoon	eldoradoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		eldorado	eldoradot
accusative	nom.	eldorado	eldoradot
	gen.	eldoradon
genitive		eldoradon	eldoradojen
partitive		eldoradoa	eldoradoja
inessive		eldoradossa	eldoradoissa
elative		eldoradosta	eldoradoista
illative		eldoradoon	eldoradoihin
adessive		eldoradolla	eldoradoilla
ablative		eldoradolta	eldoradoilta
allative		eldoradolle	eldoradoille
essive		eldoradona	eldoradoina
translative		eldoradoksi	eldoradoiksi
abessive		eldoradotta	eldoradoitta
instructive		—	eldoradoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of eldorado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eldoradoni eldoradoni accusative nom. eldoradoni eldoradoni gen. eldoradoni genitive eldoradoni eldoradojeni partitive eldoradoani eldoradojani inessive eldoradossani eldoradoissani elative eldoradostani eldoradoistani illative eldoradooni eldoradoihini adessive eldoradollani eldoradoillani ablative eldoradoltani eldoradoiltani allative eldoradolleni eldoradoilleni essive eldoradonani eldoradoinani translative eldoradokseni eldoradoikseni abessive eldoradottani eldoradoittani instructive — — comitative — eldoradoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eldoradosi eldoradosi accusative nom. eldoradosi eldoradosi gen. eldoradosi genitive eldoradosi eldoradojesi partitive eldoradoasi eldoradojasi inessive eldoradossasi eldoradoissasi elative eldoradostasi eldoradoistasi illative eldoradoosi eldoradoihisi adessive eldoradollasi eldoradoillasi ablative eldoradoltasi eldoradoiltasi allative eldoradollesi eldoradoillesi essive eldoradonasi eldoradoinasi translative eldoradoksesi eldoradoiksesi abessive eldoradottasi eldoradoittasi instructive — — comitative — eldoradoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative eldoradomme eldoradomme accusative nom. eldoradomme eldoradomme gen. eldoradomme genitive eldoradomme eldoradojemme partitive eldoradoamme eldoradojamme inessive eldoradossamme eldoradoissamme elative eldoradostamme eldoradoistamme illative eldoradoomme eldoradoihimme adessive eldoradollamme eldoradoillamme ablative eldoradoltamme eldoradoiltamme allative eldoradollemme eldoradoillemme essive eldoradonamme eldoradoinamme translative eldoradoksemme eldoradoiksemme abessive eldoradottamme eldoradoittamme instructive — — comitative — eldoradoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative eldoradonne eldoradonne accusative nom. eldoradonne eldoradonne gen. eldoradonne genitive eldoradonne eldoradojenne partitive eldoradoanne eldoradojanne inessive eldoradossanne eldoradoissanne elative eldoradostanne eldoradoistanne illative eldoradoonne eldoradoihinne adessive eldoradollanne eldoradoillanne ablative eldoradoltanne eldoradoiltanne allative eldoradollenne eldoradoillenne essive eldoradonanne eldoradoinanne translative eldoradoksenne eldoradoiksenne abessive eldoradottanne eldoradoittanne instructive — — comitative — eldoradoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative eldoradonsa eldoradonsa accusative nom. eldoradonsa eldoradonsa gen. eldoradonsa genitive eldoradonsa eldoradojensa partitive eldoradoaan eldoradoansa eldoradojaan eldoradojansa inessive eldoradossaan eldoradossansa eldoradoissaan eldoradoissansa elative eldoradostaan eldoradostansa eldoradoistaan eldoradoistansa illative eldoradoonsa eldoradoihinsa adessive eldoradollaan eldoradollansa eldoradoillaan eldoradoillansa ablative eldoradoltaan eldoradoltansa eldoradoiltaan eldoradoiltansa allative eldoradolleen eldoradollensa eldoradoilleen eldoradoillensa essive eldoradonaan eldoradonansa eldoradoinaan eldoradoinansa translative eldoradokseen eldoradoksensa eldoradoikseen eldoradoiksensa abessive eldoradottaan eldoradottansa eldoradoittaan eldoradoittansa instructive — — comitative — eldoradoineen eldoradoinensa

Further reading

• “eldorado”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl.dɔ.ʁa.do/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

eldorado m (plural eldorados)

1. neverland

Further reading

• “eldorado”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Etymology

From Eldorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl.dɔˈra.dɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adɔ
• Syllabification: el‧do‧ra‧do
• Homophone: Eldorado

Noun

eldorado n

1. El Dorado (any place of fabulous wealth)

   Synonym: raj

Declension

Declension of eldorado

	singular
nominative	eldorado
genitive	eldorada
dative	eldoradu
accusative	eldorado
instrumental	eldoradem
locative	eldoradzie
vocative	eldorado

Related terms

noun

• Eldorado

Further reading

• eldorado in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• eldorado in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish El Dorado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛw.doˈɾa.du/ [ˌɛʊ̯.doˈɾa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛw.doˈɾa.du/ [ˌɛʊ̯.doˈɾa.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛw.doˈɾa.do/ [ˌɛʊ̯.doˈɾa.do]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛl.doˈɾa.du/ [ˌɛɫ.doˈɾa.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛl.doˈɾa.du/ [ˌɛɫ.doˈɾa.ðu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.li.doˈɾa.du/ [ˌɛ.li.ðoˈɾa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: el‧do‧ra‧do

Noun

eldorado m (plural eldorados)

1. El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)
2. (figurative) Eden, paradise

Further reading

• “eldorado”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025