Virginópolis
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin virgō, virginis (“virgin”) + -polis (suffix for cities), after the Virgin Mary.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒiˈnɔ.po.lis/ [viɦ.ʒiˈnɔ.po.lis]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /viɾ.ʒiˈnɔ.po.lis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒiˈnɔ.po.liʃ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /viɻ.ʒiˈnɔ.po.lis/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /viɾ.ʒiˈnɔ.pu.liʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biɾ.ʒiˈnɔ.pu.liʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɔpolis
- Hyphenation: Vir‧gi‧nó‧po‧lis
Proper noun
Virginópolis f
- a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil