Filipinas
See also: filipinas
English
Noun
Filipinas
- plural of Filipina
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (“the name of a King of Spain”) + -inas.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /piliˈpinas/ [pi.l̪iˈpi.n̪as]
Proper noun
Filipinas (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.
Proper noun
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
References
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.
Classical Nahuatl
Proper noun
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish Filipinas, named after Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpi.nas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpi.nɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Filipinas f pl (plural only)
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Felipinas
Etymology
From Felipe + -inas. Originally las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), named after Felipe II de España (“Philip II of Spain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fi.liˈpi.nas]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Filipinas f
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- (obsolete) the islands of Samar and Leyte
Usage notes
- Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.
Related terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (“the name of a King of Spain”) + -inas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /piliˈpinas/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
- Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Filipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- (historically prescribed, now proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Yogad
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.
Proper noun
Filipinas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)