Coimbra

See also: Coímbra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kwēɴʹbrə, ko͞o.ēɴʹbrə, kō.ēɴʹbrə; IPA(key): /ˈkwĩbɹə/, /kuːˈĩbɹə/, /kəʊˈĩbɹə/

Proper noun

Coimbra

  1. A district in central Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Coimbra, Portugal.
  3. A municipality of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Translations


Portuguese

Coimbra

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Cõymbra, from Latin Conimbriga, with the first element possibly being named after the Conii people, and the second element from Celtic *briga.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwĩbɾɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈĩ.bɾɐ/
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Proper noun

Coimbra f

  1. Coimbra (a district in central Portugal)
  2. Coimbra (a city and municipality of Coimbra, Portugal)
  3. Coimbra (municipality of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • coimbrense, conimbricense, coimbrão

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