Síria

See also: siria, Siria, síria, and sirià

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsi.ɾi.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈsi.ɾi.a]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Proper noun

Síria f

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Syria (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor.
Latin Syrialbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese Siria
Portuguese Síria

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Siria, a learned borrowing from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˈsi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ɾjɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɾi.a/ [ˈsi.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ɾja/

    • Rhymes: -iɾiɐ, -iɾjɐ
    • Hyphenation: Sí‧ri‧a
    • Homophone: síria

    Proper noun

    Síria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
    2. (historical) Syria (a historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west)
    3. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE)

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Siria

    See also

    countries in Asia: países da Ásia (appendix)edit
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