principado
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prīncipātus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.siˈpa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.siˈpa.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.siˈpa.du/ [pɾĩ.siˈpa.ðu]
Noun
principado m (plural principados)
- principality (region headed by a prince or princess)
- (theology) principality (the fifth level of angels in Christian angelology)
Further reading
- “principado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “principado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prīncipātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾinθiˈpado/ [pɾĩn̟.θiˈpa.ð̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /pɾinsiˈpado/ [pɾĩn.siˈpa.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: prin‧ci‧pa‧do
Noun
principado m (plural principados)
Participle
principado (feminine principada, masculine plural principados, feminine plural principadas)
- past participle of principar
Further reading
- “principado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025