Alter do Chão

Portuguese

Etymology

Alter (from Latin Villa Abelterii) + do + chão (“flat ground”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛ(ʁ) du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛ(h) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛ(ʁ) du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛ(h) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛ(ɾ) du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛ(ɾ) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛ(ʁ) du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛ(χ) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛ(ɻ) do ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛ(ɻ) do ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɛɾ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɛɾ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɛɾ du ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/ [aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɛ.ɾi du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [aɫˈtɛ.ɾi ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

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Proper noun

Alter do Chão ?

1. a village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal

Related terms

• alterense
• Alter Pedroso