Portugal

See also: portugál, Portúgal, and Portugāl

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English

Map of Portugal

Alternative forms

• Portingale (obsolete)
• Portugall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:

• From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
• From Latin calidus (“warm”).
• From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
• An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/

• Audio (US):

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• (General American, rare) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/

Proper noun

Portugal

2. A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Portugal.

Synonyms

• Lusitania

Derived terms

• Portuguese

Translations

See Portugal/translations § English.

Noun

Portugal (plural Portugals)

1. (now rare) A Portuguese person.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.

See also

• Portugal § Etymology on Wikipedia
• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
• Countries of the world

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

• Portugal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• Portugees

Asturian

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugués

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /portuɡal/ [por.t̪u.ɣ̞al]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uɡal
• Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Portugal inan

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Declension

Declension of Portugal (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Portugal
ergative	Portugalek
dative	Portugali
genitive	Portugalen
comitative	Portugalekin
causative	Portugalengatik
benefactive	Portugalentzat
instrumental	Portugalez
inessive	Portugalen
locative	Portugalgo
allative	Portugalera
terminative	Portugaleraino
directive	Portugalerantz
destinative	Portugalerako
ablative	Portugaldik
partitive	Portugalik
prolative	Portugaltzat

Derived terms

• portugaldar (“Portuguese”)
• portugalera (“Portuguese language”)

Related terms

• portuges (“Portuguese language”)

Further reading

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pur.tuˈɣal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [por.tuˈɣal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poɾ.tuˈɣal]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• (Portuguese):
  • portugalès (obsolete)
  • portugués (Valencian)
  • portuguès

See also

• Lusitània (“Lusitania”)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Portugal. Also from Portuguese Portugal, from Old Galician-Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)
2. a surname from Spanish or Portuguese
3. a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Portugal.

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Portugal.

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• (Portuguese):
  • portuguéstlakatl
  • portuguéstlajtoli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Portugal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡal/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• (Portuguese):
  • portugaltecatl (Amecameca)
  • portuguéstlacatl (Cholula)
  • portugallacatl (Milpa Alta)

References

• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡal/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• (Portuguese):
  • portugallâcà, portuguéstin (obsolete)
  • portugués
  • portugallacatl

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈportuɡal]
• Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal

Noun

Portugal m anim (female equivalent Portugalka)

1. (obsolete) Portuguese (person)

Declension

Declension of Portugal (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Portugal	Portugalové
genitive	Portugala	Portugalů
dative	Portugalovi, Portugalu	Portugalům
accusative	Portugala	Portugaly
vocative	Portugale	Portugalové
locative	Portugalovi, Portugalu	Portugalech
instrumental	Portugalem	Portugaly

Derived terms

• Portugalec m anim
• Portugalka f
• Portugalsko n sg
• portugalský

 

Further reading

• “Portugal”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Portugal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugiser c (“Portuguese”)
• portugisisk (“Portuguese”, adj)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔrtyɣɑl/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Portugal n (adjective Portugees, demonym Portugees m or Portugese f)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Franco-Provençal

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale.

Pronunciation

• (Belgium, France) IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.ty.ɡal/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t͡sʏ.ɡal/

• Audio (France):

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Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• portugais
• portugais du Portugal

See also

• (countries of Europe) pays de l'Europe; Albanie, Allemagne, Andorre, Arménie, Autriche, Azerbaïdjan, Belgique, Biélorussie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Chypre, Cité du Vatican, Croatie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Géorgie, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Kazakhstan, Lettonie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macédoine du Nord, Malte, Moldavie, Monaco, Monténégro, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République tchèque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Saint-Marin, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse, Turquie, Ukraine ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Europe)}

Friulian

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portughês

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugués

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔɐ̯tuɡal]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Portugal n (proper noun, genitive Portugals or (optionally with an article) Portugal)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• Portugiese
• Portugieser
• portugiesisch
• Portugiesisch

See also

• (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern ^{(Category: de:Countries in Europe)}

Further reading

• “Portugal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰortuˈkaːl/

Proper noun

Portugal n

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /porˈtuɡal/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Portugal, from Classical Malay ڤورتوڬل (“Portugal”), from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔrˈtu.ɡal]
• Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• Portugis

 

Further reading

• “Portugal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Livonian

Alternative forms

• Portugāl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /portuɡɑl/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle

     Portugal – Portugal – Portugal

Declension

Declension of Portugal (235)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	Portugal	–
genitive (genitīv)	Portugal	–
partitive (partitīv)	Portugalt	–
dative (datīv)	Portugalõn	–
instrumental (instrumentāl)	Portugalõks	–
illative (illatīv)	Portugalõ	–
inessive (inesīv)	Portugalõs Portugals	–
elative (elatīv)	Portugalõst Portugalst	–

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Portugal n

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• Portugis
• Portugisin
• Portugiser
• portugisesch
• Portugisesch

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po(r)tuɡal/
• Rhymes: -uɡal, -al

Proper noun

Portugal (Jawi spelling ڤورتوݢل)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

See also

• Portugis

Mezquital Otomi

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Norwegian Bokmål

Flag of Portugal

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

(Urban East Norwegian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰùʈʉɡɑːl/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugiser
• portugisisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugis, portugisar
• portugisisk

Occitan

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugués

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Portugale

Etymology

From Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾ.tu.ˈɡal/

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a medieval kingdom in Southern Europe)
   • 1214, The will of King Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II of Portugal:

     eu rei don afonſo pela gracia de deuſ rei de portugal. ſeendo ſano e ſaluo temẽte o dia de mia morte […]

     I, King Afonso, by the grace of God king of Portugal, being safe and sound, fearing the day of my death […]

   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 224 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.

     How Holy Mary of Terena, which is in the Kingdom of Portugal, resurrected a dead girl.

Descendants

• Galician: Portugal
• Portuguese: Portugal
  • → English: Portugal

Portuguese

Portugal

Alternative forms

• Purtugal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡaw/ [poh.tuˈɡaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡaw/ [poh.tuˈɡaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.tuˈɡaw/ [poɾ.tuˈɡaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡaw/ [poχ.tuˈɡaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.tuˈɡaw/ [poɻ.tuˈɡaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡal/ [puɾ.tuˈɣaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡal/ [puɾ.tuˈɣaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡa.li/ [puɾ.tuˈɣa.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula; official name: República Portuguesa)

Usage notes

The word Portugal is masculine when referred to by adjectives, but it can never be indicated by articles. Therefore phrases like "o Portugal", "no Portugal" etc. don't exist; articleless forms such as "Portugal" and "em Portugal" are used instead. This peculiarity applies to a few other place names such as Angola, Moçambique, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe, Essuatíni, Macau, Timor-Leste, Andorra, Israel, Aragão, Castela and Leão. It also applies to most cities.

Derived terms

• português
• portuguesa

Further reading

• Portugal on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Portùgālija (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pôrtuɡal/
• Hyphenation: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Pȍrtugal m (Cyrillic spelling По̏ртугал)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Declension

Declension of Portugal

	singular
nominative	Portugal
genitive	Portugala
dative	Portugalu
accusative	Portugal
vocative	Portugale
locative	Portugalu
instrumental	Portugalom

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡal/ [poɾ.t̪uˈɣ̞al]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Audio (Peru):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Portugal m

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• portugalés
• portugalujo
• portugués
• portuguesada
• portuguesismo

 

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Portugal n (genitive Portugals)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Related terms

• portugis
• portugisisk
• portugisiska

References

• Portugal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Portugal (“Portugal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡal/ [poɾ.t̪ʊˈɣal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Por‧tu‧gal

Proper noun

Portugál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜎ᜔)

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)
   • 1949, Sa kapakanaan ng kapayapaan at kaunlarang pandaigdig:

     Ang mga bansang naunang lumagda sa kasunduang ito ay ang Estados Unidos, Kanada, Inglatera, Pransiya, Olanda, Belhika, Norwega, Luksemburgo, Italya, Dinamarka, Islandiya at Portugal.

     The first countries to sign this treaty were the United States, Canada, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Denmark, Iceland and Portugal.

Proper noun

Portugál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜎ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish deriving from the name of the country

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Portugal is the 1,530^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,025 individuals.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)

Yucatec Maya

Proper noun

Portugal

1. Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)