Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pompeius, from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five, fifth”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pomˈpeʝo/ [põmˈpe.ʝo]
- IPA(key): /pomˈpeʝo/ [põmˈpe.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /pomˈpeʃo/ [põmˈpe.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /pomˈpeʒo/ [põmˈpe.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eʝo
- Syllabification: Pom‧pe‧yo
Proper noun
Pompeyo m
- Pompey (Roman dude)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Pompey