Filipinas
See also: filipinas
English edit
Noun edit
Filipinas
- plural of Filipina
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Central Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Proper noun edit
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Central Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.
Proper noun edit
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
References edit
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Proper noun edit
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun edit
Filipinas f pl
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Felipe + -inas. Originally las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), named after Felipe II de España (“Philip II of Spain”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Filipinas f
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- (obsolete) the islands of Samar and Leyte
Usage notes edit
- Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.
Related terms edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (“the name of a King of Spain”) + -inas.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
- IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/, [fɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]
- IPA(key): /piliˈpinas/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]
Proper noun edit
Filipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Yogad edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.
Proper noun edit
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)