Formentera

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin frūmentārium (granary).

Proper noun

Formentera

  1. An island and municipality of the Balearic Islands, Spain, south of Ibiza.

Translations

Further reading

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [fur.mənˈte.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [for.mənˈte.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.menˈte.ɾa]

Proper noun

Formentera f

  1. Formentera (an island and municipality of the Balearic Islands, Spain, south of Ibiza)

Further reading

  • “Formentera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Catalan Formentera. As a surname, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾmenˈteɾa/ [poɾ̪.men̪ˈt̪i.ɾ̪ɐ]

Proper noun

Formentera (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ)

  1. a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name]
  2. Formentera (an island and municipality of the Balearic Islands, Spain, south of Ibiza)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Formentera.

Proper noun

Formentera f

  1. Formentera (an island and municipality of the Balearic Islands, Spain, south of Ibiza)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foɾmenˈteɾa/ [foɾ.mẽn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: For‧men‧te‧ra

Proper noun

Formentera f

  1. Formentera (an island and municipality of the Balearic Islands, Spain, south of Ibiza)

Derived terms

  • formenterano

Further reading