Elvas

See also: elvas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Elvas, from Old Galician-Portuguese Elvas.

Proper noun

Elvas

1. A city and municipality of Portalegre district, Alentejo region, Portugal.

Anagrams

• avels, evals, selva, Laves, Veals, 'alves, slave, Slavé, Alves, Selva, salve, Levas, laves, vales, veals, valse, Slave

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlβas/

Proper noun

Elvas

1. Elvas (a city and municipality in modern district of Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 213 (facsimile):

     Un om en Eluaſ moraua que don Tomé nom auia

     A man, who had the name don Tomé, lived in Elvas

Descendants

• Portuguese: Elvas

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Elvas"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Elvas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vɐs/ [ˈɛʊ̯.vɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vɐs/ [ˈɛʊ̯.vɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vɐʃ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.vɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vas/ [ˈɛʊ̯.vas]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.vɐʃ/ [ˈɛɫ.vɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.vɐʃ/ [ˈɛɫ.vɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.bɐʃ/ [ˈɛɫ.βɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: El‧vas

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Elvas

1. Elvas (a city and municipality of the district of Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal)

Related terms

• elvense