Wiktionary

país

See also: pais, páis, paîs, Páis, païs, and παῖς

AsturianEdit

NounEdit

país m (plural países)

  1. country

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pagès. See related terms.

NounEdit

país m (plural països)

  1. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)
    País Basc ― Basque Country
  2. country (the territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state)
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Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

país

  1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive form of pair
  2. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive form of pair

Further readingEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

país m (plural países)

  1. country
    • 1978, Emilio González López, Grandeza e decadencia do reino de Galicia, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 88:
      Na segunda fase, no século IX, cambea radicalmente a situación verbo das relacións entre Galicia e a corte asturiana, na que o noso país ten xa unha influencia decisiva.
      In the second phase, during the 9th century, the situation changes radically in regards to the relations of Galicia and the Asturian Court, in which our country has already a decisive influence
    Cada país seu uso, cada roca seu fuso. (proverb)
    when in Rome, do as the Romans do
    (literally, “Each country has its usage, each distaff its spindle.”)
    Synonym: terra
  2. countryside

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KabuverdianuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese país.

NounEdit

país

  1. country

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

país m (plural païses)

  1. country

PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French pays,[1][2] from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”).

PronunciationEdit

 

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /pɐˈis/
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ís

NounEdit

país m (plural países)

  2. country; nation (a sovereign polity)
    O Uruguai foi uma colónia, depois uma província, e hoje é um país.
    Uruguay was a colony, then a province, and today it's a country.
    Synonym: nação
  4. country; land (a region inhabited by a particular people or characterised by a certain feature)
    Estamos em país montanhoso. ― We are in a mountainous land.
    País Basco ― Basque Country
    Alice no País das Maravilhas. ― Alice in Wonderland.
    Synonyms: terra, região

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:país.

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Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “país” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. ^ “país” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Compare Sicilian pajisi, Italian paese.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /paˈis/ [paˈis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: pa‧ís

NounEdit

país m (plural países)

  1. country (the territory of a nation)
  2. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)
    País Vasco ― Basque Country
    El País de las Maravillas ― Wonderland

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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