Esvalbarda

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Esvalbarde
Svalbard (unadapted spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Svalbard, ultimately from Old Norse Svalbarð, from svalr (“cool”) +‎ barð (“edge, brim”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.vawˈbaʁ.dɐ/ [iz.vaʊ̯ˈbaɦ.dɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iz.vawˈbaɾ.dɐ/ [iz.vaʊ̯ˈbaɾ.dɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.vawˈbaʁ.dɐ/ [iʒ.vaʊ̯ˈbaʁ.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.vawˈbaɻ.da/ [iz.vaʊ̯ˈbaɻ.da]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.valˈbaɾ.dɐ/ [(i)ʒ.vaɫˈβaɾ.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.balˈbaɾ.dɐ/ [(i)ʒ.βaɫˈβaɾ.ðɐ]

Rhymes: -aʁdɐ, -aɾdɐ
Hyphenation: Es‧val‧bar‧da

Proper noun

Esvalbarda f

Svalbard (an archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean)