Palermo

See also: palermo and Pałermo

English

Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, all) + ὅρμος (hórmos, port) for its natural harbor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/, /pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Palermo

  1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. (historical) A former province of Sicily, Italy.
  4. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
    3. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
    4. A town in Oswego County, New York.
    5. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  6. A habitational surname

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːˈlɛrmoː/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [paˈlɛrmoː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [paˈlɛrmoʊ̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Palermo ?

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian Palermu, q.v.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛr.mo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmo
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo m

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)
  3. the letter P in the Italian spelling alphabet
    Synonym: Padova

Descendants

  • English: Palermo
  • Ottoman Turkish: پالرمو (Palermo)

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-) + ὅρμος (hórmos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛr.mɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmɔ
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo n (indeclinable)

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Further reading

  • Palermo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palermo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/ [paˈlɛɦ.mu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛɻ.mo/

  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo ?

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Spanish

Etymology

The barrio of Buenos Aires is named after Juan Domínguez Palermo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈleɾmo/ [paˈleɾ.mo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾmo
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ler‧mo

Proper noun

Palermo ?

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)
  3. Palermo (a large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
    Meronyms: Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood, Palermo chico, Palermo viejo

Further reading