Orfeu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [urˈfɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [orˈfɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [oɾˈfɛw]

Proper noun

Orfeu m

1. (Greek mythology) Orpheus

Related terms

• òrfic
• orfisme

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈfew/ [ohˈfeʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈfew/ [ohˈfeʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾˈfew/ [oɾˈfeʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁˈfew/ [oχˈfeʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻˈfew/ [oɻˈfeʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈfew/

• Hyphenation: Or‧feu

Proper noun

Orfeu m

1. (Greek mythology) Orpheus (musician who failed to retrieve his wife from Hades)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).

Proper noun

Orfeu m

1. (Greek mythology) Orpheus (musician who failed to retrieve his wife from Hades)