Odivelas
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Analyzed as Odi-, from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”), + the element "velas" of uncertain origin.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: O‧di‧ve‧las
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Proper noun edit
Odivelas
- A stream in the district of Lisbon, Portugal;
- Synonym: Caneças
- A city and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal.
- A stream and tributary of the Sado river, Alentejo, Portugal;
- A village and parish of the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, district of Beja, Portugal.
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “Odivelas” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ 'A origem do topónimo Odivelas'in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa