Portugal
English
Alternative forms
- Portugall (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Oporto), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
- From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
- From Latin calidus (“warm”).
- From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
- An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Portugal
- A country in Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Portugal.
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Portugal (plural Portugals)
- (now rare) A Portuguese person.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in The Essayes, […], book I, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Portugal
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Countries of the world
- Lusitania
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Afrikaans
Basque
Declension
(animate proper noun) declension of Portugal
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Catalan
See also
- Lusitània (“Lusitania”)
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Portugal. Also from Portuguese Portugal, from Old Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Portugal.
Classical Nahuatl
References
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrtyɣɑl/
Audio (file)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.ty.ɡal/
Audio (file)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔɐ̯tuɡal]
Audio (file)
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰortuˈkaːl/
Ido
See also
- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
Livonian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /portuɡɑl/
Proper noun
Portugal
- Portugal
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugal
- Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension
singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
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nominative (nominatīv) | Portugal | – |
genitive (genitīv) | Portugal | – |
partitive (partitīv) | Portugalt | – |
dative (datīv) | Portugalõn | – |
instrumental (instrumentāl) | Portugalõks | – |
illative (illatīv) | Portugalõ | – |
inessive (inesīv) | Portugalõs Portugals |
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elative (elatīv) | Portugalõst Portugalst |
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Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po(r)tuɡal/
- Rhymes: -uɡal, -ɡal, -al
See also
- Portugis
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Old Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾtuˈɡal/
Proper noun
Portugal
- (Kingdom of) Portugal.
- 1214, The will of King Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II of Portugal:
- eu rei don afonſo pela gracia de deuſ rei de portugal. ſeendo ſano e ſaluo temẽte o dia de mia morte […]
- I, King Afonso, by the grace of God king of Portugal, being safe and sound, fearing the day of my death […]
- eu rei don afonſo pela gracia de deuſ rei de portugal. ſeendo ſano e ſaluo temẽte o dia de mia morte […]
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 224 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.
- How Holy Mary of Terena, which is in the Kingdom of Portugal, resurrected a dead girl.
- Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.
- 1214, The will of King Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II of Portugal:
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Portugal m (gender only indicated by adjectives, see usage note below)
Usage notes
The word Portugal is masculine when referred to by adjectives, but it can never be indicated by articles. Therefore phrases like “o Portugal”, “no Portugal” etc. don't exist; articleless forms such as “Portugal” and “em Portugal” are used instead. This peculiarity applies to a few other place names such as Angola, Moçambique, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe, Macau, Timor Leste, Andorra, Israel, São Salvador, Aragão, Castela and Leão.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnian, Serbian): Portùgālija
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pôrtuɡal/
- Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Portugal |
genitive | Portugala |
dative | Portugalu |
accusative | Portugal |
vocative | Portugale |
locative | Portugalu |
instrumental | Portugalom |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /portuˈɡal/, [port̪uˈɣal]
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Tagalog
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Portugal is the 1,530th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,025 individuals.