Barcelona
English
Alternative forms
- Barcelonia (obsolete)
Etymology
Ultimately borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/, /ˌbɑɹsɪˈloʊnə/
- Rhymes: -əʊnə
Proper noun
Barcelona
- The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
- 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.
- A province of Catalonia, Spain.
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
- A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.
- Places in the Philippines:
- A barangay of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
- A municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines.
- Coordinate terms: Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Magallanes, Matnog, Pilar, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon City — cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
- A barangay of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.
- The capital city of the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
Derived terms
Translations
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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Barcelona, originally from Catalan Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
- IPA(key): /baɾseˈlona/ [baɾ.seˈl̪o.n̪a]
Proper noun
Barcelona
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
- Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)
- Barcelona (a municipality of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines)
Catalan
Etymology
From Iberian Barkeno, attested in an ancient coin inscription, found in Greek Βαρκινών (Barkinṓn) and Latin Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bər.səˈlo.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [baɾ.seˈlo.na]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ona
Proper noun
Barcelona f
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
- Synonym: (informal) Barna
- Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)
Derived terms
- Barça
- Barcelonès
- barceloní
- barcelonisme
- barcelonista
- Barna
- la Barceloneta
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbart͡sɛlona]
Proper noun
Barcelona f (relational adjective barcelonský, demonym Barceloňan, female demonym Barceloňanka)
Declension
Further reading
- “Barcelona”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Barcelona”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Proper noun
Barcelona
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Barcelone (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɑrsəˈloːnaː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [ˌbɑrsəˈloːna]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ˌbɑrsəˈloʊ̯na]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Barcelona n
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaʁsəˈloːna/, (seldom also) /ˌbaʁt͡səˈloːna/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Barcelona n (proper noun, genitive Barcelonas or (optionally with an article) Barcelona)
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒrsɛloːnɒ]
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
- Rhymes: -nɒ
Proper noun
Barcelona
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Barcelona | — |
| accusative | Barcelonát | — |
| dative | Barcelonának | — |
| instrumental | Barcelonával | — |
| causal-final | Barcelonáért | — |
| translative | Barcelonává | — |
| terminative | Barcelonáig | — |
| essive-formal | Barcelonaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Barcelonában | — |
| superessive | Barcelonán | — |
| adessive | Barcelonánál | — |
| illative | Barcelonába | — |
| sublative | Barcelonára | — |
| allative | Barcelonához | — |
| elative | Barcelonából | — |
| delative | Barcelonáról | — |
| ablative | Barcelonától | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Barcelonáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Barcelonáéi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Barcelonám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Barcelonád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Barcelonája | — |
| 1st person plural | Barcelonánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Barcelonátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Barcelonájuk | — |
Derived terms
- barcelonai
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɾseˈluno/
Proper noun
Barcelona f
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bar.t͡sɛˈlɔ.na/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔna
- Syllabification: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
Proper noun
Barcelona f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Barcelona |
| genitive | Barcelony |
| dative | Barcelonie |
| accusative | Barcelonę |
| instrumental | Barceloną |
| locative | Barcelonie |
| vocative | Barcelono |
Derived terms
- barceloński
- barcelonka
- barcelończyk
Further reading
- Barcelona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Barcelona in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baʁ.seˈlõ.nɐ/ [bah.seˈlõ.nɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baɾ.seˈlõ.nɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baʁ.seˈlõ.nɐ/ [baχ.seˈlõ.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baɻ.seˈlo.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.sɨˈlo.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
Proper noun
Barcelona f
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.
Proper noun
Barcelona f
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bart͡sɛlóːna/
Proper noun
Barcelọ̑na f
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
References
- “Barcelona”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɾθeˈlona/ [baɾ.θeˈlo.na] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /baɾseˈlona/ [baɾ.seˈlo.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Latin America): (file) Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -ona
- Syllabification: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
Proper noun
Barcelona f
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
- Synonyms: Barcino, Barna, BSN, Ciudad Condal
- Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)
- Barcelona (the capital city of the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela)
- the letter B in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “Barcelona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baʂɛ²loːna/
Proper noun
Barcelona n (genitive Barcelonas)
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Barcelona.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɾseˈlona/ [bɐɾ.sɛˈloː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ona
- Syllabification: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na
Proper noun
Barcelona (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜓᜈ)
- Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)
- Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)
- Barcelona (a municipality of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Barcelona is the 448th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 19,656 individuals.