Amsterdã

Portuguese

Amsterdã

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ams.teʁˈdɐ̃/ [ams.teɦˈdɐ̃], /a.mis.teʁˈdɐ̃/ [a.mis.teɦˈdɐ̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ams.teʁˈdɐ̃/ [ams.teɦˈdɐ̃], /a.mis.teʁˈdɐ̃/ [a.mis.teɦˈdɐ̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ams.teɾˈdɐ̃/, /a.mis.teɾˈdɐ̃/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /amʃ.teʁˈdɐ̃/, /a.miʃ.teʁˈdɐ̃/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ams.teɻˈdɐ̃/

Proper noun

Amsterdã f (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)