Lisboa

See also: Lisbõa

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Lisboa.

Proper noun

Lisboa

  1. Dated form of Lisbon.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lisboa f

  1. Lisbon (the capital city of Portugal)

Galician

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Lixbõa, borrowed from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna), borrowed from Vulgar Latin Olisipona, from Latin Olisīpō.

    Proper noun

    Lisboa f

    1. Lisbon (the capital city of Portugal)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    Proper noun

    Lisboa

    1. Lisbon (the capital city of Portugal)

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Proper noun

    Lisboa

    1. Lisbon (the capital city of Portugal)

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Lixbõa, borrowed from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna), borrowed from Vulgar Latin Olisipona, from Latin Olisīpō. Doublet of Olissipo.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lizˈbo(w).ɐ/ [lizˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]
       

      • (Lisbon) IPA(key): /lɨʒˈbo.ɐ/, [lɨʒˈβo.ɐ]
      • Audio (Portugal):(file)
      • Hyphenation: Lis‧bo‧a

      Proper noun

      Lisboa f

      1. Lisbon (a municipality and capital city of Portugal)
      2. Lisbon (a district in central Portugal)

      Usage notes

      • Lisboa is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

      Meronyms

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Catalan: Lisboa
      • English: Lisboa
      • Norwegian Bokmål: Lisboa
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lisboa
      • Spanish: Lisboa

      Spanish

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Portuguese Lisboa, displacing Spanish Lisbona, both from Latin Olisīpō.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /lisˈboa/ [lizˈβ̞o.a]
        • Rhymes: -oa
        • Syllabification: Lis‧bo‧a

        Proper noun

        Lisboa f

        1. Lisbon (the capital city of Portugal)