Pontevedra
English
Proper noun
Pontevedra
- A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.
- A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain.
- A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
- 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, Victorias — cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
Derived terms
Translations
city
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province
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Catalan
Proper noun
Pontevedra f
- Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
- Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra
Proper noun
Pontevedra
- a surname
- Pontevedra (a city in Spain)
- 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
- Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)
- Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
- a village in Liñaio parish, Negreira, A Coruña, Galicia
Related terms
- lerense
- pontevedrés
- teucrino
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “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]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /põ.tɨˈbɛ.dɾɐ/ [põ.tɨˈβɛ.ðɾɐ]
- Rhymes: (most dialects) -ɛdɾɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛdɾa
- Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧ve‧dra
Proper noun
Pontevedra f
- Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
- 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
- Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)
- Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)