Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vi.ɐ/ [is.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /is.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vjɐ/, /es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vi.ɐ/ [es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vi.ɐ/ [iʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vjɐ/, /eʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vi.ɐ/ [eʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vi.a/ [es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /es.kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈna.vja/
 

  • Rhymes: -aviɐ, -avjɐ
  • Hyphenation: Es‧can‧di‧ná‧vi‧a

Proper noun edit

Escandinávia f

  1. (sociopolitics) Scandinavia (a cultural region in northern Europe)
  2. (geology) Scandinavia (a peninsula in northern Europe)

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