Perséfone
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Perséfona (rare)
- Perséphone, Persephone (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁˈsɛ.fo.ni/ [pehˈsɛ.fo.ni]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾˈsɛ.fo.ni/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁˈsɛ.fo.ni/ [peχˈsɛ.fo.ni]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻˈsɛ.fo.ne/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈsɛ.fu.nɨ/
- Hyphenation: Per‧sé‧fo‧ne
Proper noun
Perséfone f
- (Greek mythology) Persephone (wife of Hades)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾˈsefone/ [peɾˈse.fo.ne]
- Rhymes: -efone
- Syllabification: Per‧sé‧fo‧ne
Proper noun
Perséfone f