Sergipe

English

the Brazil state of Sergipe

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Sergipe

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju
2. A river in Sergipe, Brazil.

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: سِيرْجِيبِي (sīrjībī)
• Armenian: Սերժիպի (Seržipi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塞爾希培 / 塞尔希培

• French: Sergipe
• Georgian: სერჟიპი (seržiṗi)
• Greek: Σερζίπε (Serzípe)
• Japanese: セルジッペ (Serujippe)
• Korean: 세르지피 (sereujipi)
• Portuguese: Sergipe (pt)
• Russian: Сержи́пи (Seržípi)
• Spanish: Sergipe
• Thai: รัฐแซร์จีปี
• Ukrainian: Сержи́пі (Seržýpi)

Further reading

• Category:Sergipe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sergipe on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Sergipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sergipe River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Sergipe

Alternative forms

• Cerigipe (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi seriîype (“at the crab river”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈʒi.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈʒi.pe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈʒi.pɨ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe

1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) SE

2. Sergipe (a river in Sergipe, Brazil).

Derived terms

• sergipano (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• 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

Further reading

• Sergipe on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• Rio Sergipe on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt