Sintra
English
Proper noun
Sintra
- A town and municipality of Lisbon district, Portugal.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Proper noun
Sintra
Descendants
- Portuguese: Sintra
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Cintra (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sintra.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.tɾɐ/
Audio (Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: Sin‧tra
Proper noun
Sintra f
- Sintra (a town and municipality of Lisbon district, Portugal)
Usage notes
- Sintra is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Meronyms
civil parishes of Sintra
- Agualva e Mira-Sintra
- Algueirão-Mem Martins
- Almargem do Bispo, Pêro Pinheiro e Montelavar
- Cacém e São Marcos
- Casal de Cambra
- Colares
- Massamá e Monte Abraão
- Queluz e Belas
- Rio de Mouro
- São João das Lampas e Terrugem
- Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
Derived terms
- Nova Sintra
- sintrão
- sintrense