Ansião

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Eixião

Etymology

From Ansiães, from Medieval Latin [Vila] Ānsilanem.[1] Cognate with Galician Anseán.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: ancião
  • Hyphenation: An‧si‧ão
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Ansião ?

  1. a village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal

Derived terms

  • ansianense

References

  1. ^ Ansiães”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025