Paramaribo
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹəˈmɑɹəˌboʊ/
Proper noun
Paramaribo
- The capital city of Suriname.
Translations
capital of Suriname
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈparamarɪbo]
Proper noun
Paramaribo n (relational adjective paramaribský)
- Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
Declension
Declension of Paramaribo (sg-only hard neuter)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Paramaribo |
| genitive | Paramariba |
| dative | Paramaribu |
| accusative | Paramaribo |
| vocative | Paramaribo |
| locative | Paramaribu |
| instrumental | Paramaribem |
Further reading
- “Paramaribo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
First attested in 1617. From Kari'na; para is an element indicating "water" and the voiced suffix -po (“located in a horizontal or flat, spread out space”) occurs frequently in toponyms in the Guianas.[1][2][3] A more precise meaning could not be established.[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːraːˈmaːriboː/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Paramaribo n
- Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
- Paramaribo District (a district of Suriname)
Derived terms
- Paramariboër
- Paramariboos
- Paramaribop
References
- ^ Just Wekker (1990) “Indiaanse geografische namen in Suriname en de overige Guyana's [Amerindian geographical names in Suriname and the other Guianas]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis[1] (in Dutch), Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, pages 14-16
- ^ Eithne B. Carlin (2002) “Patterns of language, patterns of thought: the Cariban languages”, in Eithne B. Carlin, Jacques Arends, editors, Atlas of the Languages of Suriname[2], Leiden: KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, →ISBN, pages 52, 67
- ^ Konrad Rybka (2016) The linguistic encoding of landscape in Lokono[3], Utrecht: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics, →ISBN, page 252
- ^ M (1947) “Boekbespreking. Paramaribo. Over den oorsprong en de beteekenis van den naam, derde druk, door R. D. Simons. [Book review. Paramaribo. On the origin and meaning of the name, third edition, by R. D. Simons.]”, in De West-Indische Gids[4] (in Dutch), KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, page 376
Japanese
Romanization
Paramaribo
Portuguese
Proper noun
Paramaribo f
- Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾamaˈɾibo/ [pa.ɾa.maˈɾi.β̞o], /paɾaˈmaɾibo/ [pa.ɾaˈma.ɾi.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo, -aɾibo
- Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧ma‧ri‧bo
Proper noun
Paramaribo ?
- Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Kari'na.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾaˈmaɾibo/, [pa̠ɾa̠ˈma̠ɾibʊ̞], [pɑ̟ɾɑ̟ˈmɑ̟ɾibɔ̝]
Proper noun
Paramaribo
- (somewhat formal) Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
- Synonym: foto
- Paramaribo District (a district of Suriname)