Pontevedra

English

Proper noun

Pontevedra

  1. A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.
  2. A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain.
  3. A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Ma-ayon, Mambusao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas City, Sapian, Sigma, Tapazcity and municipalities of Capiz
  4. A municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Bago, Binalbagan, Cadiz, Calatrava, Candoni, Cauayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Carlota, La Castellana, Manapala, Moises Padilla, Murcia, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Sagay, San Carlos, San Enrique, Silay, Sipalay, Talisay, Toboso, Valladolid, Victoriascities and municipalities of Negros Occidental

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

  1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
  2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra

  1. a surname
  2. Pontevedra (a city in Spain)
  3. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain)

Galician

Etymology

A place name with medieval origin; from ponte (bridge) + vedra (old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ponteˈbɛdɾa/ [pon̪.t̪eˈβ̞ɛ.ð̞ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɾa
  • Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

  1. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)
    1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
  2. a village in Liñaio parish, Negreira, A Coruña, Galicia

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “Pontevedra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Pontevedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.teˈvɛ.dɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.teˈvɛ.dɾa/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /põ.tɨˈvɛ.dɾɐ/ [põ.tɨˈvɛ.ðɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: (most dialects) -ɛdɾɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛdɾa
  • Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

  1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
  2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ponteˈbedɾa/ [põn̪.t̪eˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾa]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -edɾa
  • Syllabification: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Pontevedra f

  1. Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
  2. Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)

Derived terms