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
    Akkadian Aššūrbor.
    Ancient Greek Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros)
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
    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), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    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 region in 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; Greater Syria)
    3. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Siria

    See also

    countries in Asia: países da Ásia (appendix)edit
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