Amesterdão

Portuguese

Amesterdão

Alternative forms

• Amsterdão (Portugal)
• Amsterdã, Amesterdã (Brazil)
• Amsterdam

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from the river Amstel + dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: A‧mes‧ter‧dão

Proper noun

Amesterdão f (European Portuguese spelling)

1. Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)