Odivelas
Portuguese
Etymology
Analyzed as Odi-, from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”), + the element "velas" of uncertain origin.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.d͡ʒiˈvɛ.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.d͡ʒiˈvɛ.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.d͡ʒiˈvɛ.las/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.diˈvɛ.lɐʃ/ [ɔ.ðiˈvɛ.lɐʃ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.diˈbɛ.lɐʃ/ [ɔ.ðiˈβɛ.lɐʃ]
- Hyphenation: O‧di‧ve‧las
Audio (Portugal): (file)
Proper noun
Odivelas ?
- a stream in the district of Lisbon, Portugal;
- Synonym: Caneças
- a city and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal
- a stream and tributary of Sado river, Alentejo, Portugal;
- a village and parish of the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, district of Beja, Portugal
Related terms
- odivelense
References
- ^ “Odivelas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ^ 'A origem do topónimo Odivelas'in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa