Rio de Janeiro
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (“River of January”). The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means "river", could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.
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Proper noun edit
Rio de Janeiro
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil.
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See also edit
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
- Rio de Janeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro n (proper noun, genitive Rio de Janeiros or (optionally with an article) Rio de Janeiro)
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
- Synonym: Rio
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.
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Proper noun edit
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
- Synonym: Rio
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil
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Romanization edit
Rio de Janeiro
- Rōmaji transcription of リオデジャネイロ
- Rōmaji transcription of リオ・デ・ジャネイロ
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro n (indeclinable)
- Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
- Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
Further reading edit
- Rio de Janeiro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Rio de Janeiro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “river of January”. The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means "river", could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], /ˈʁiw de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]
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Proper noun edit
- Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
- Synonym: Rio
- Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
- Synonym: RJ (abbreviation)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rio de Janeiro.
Related terms edit
- carioca (demonym of city)
- fluminense (demonym of state)
See also edit
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)