Groenlândia

See also: Groenlandia

Portuguese

Groenlândia

Alternative forms

• Gronelândia (Portugal)
• Groelândia (Brazil)

Etymology

From Danish Grønland (“Greenland”), from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/

Proper noun

Groenlândia f (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)

Related terms

• groenlandês