Dão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"

Portuguese

rio Dão

Etymology

From de + Adon, which later evolved into d'Om. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *abonā (“river”), from *abū (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“body of water”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Homophone: dão
• Hyphenation: Dão

Proper noun

Dão m

1. Dão (a river in Portugal)