Praia

See also: praia

English

Etymology

From Portuguese praia (“beach”).

Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪə

Proper noun

Praia

  1. The capital city of Cape Verde.
  2. A municipality of Cape Verde.

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Afrikaans

Proper noun

Praia

  1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
    Latin plaga?
    Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
    Ancient Greek πλάγος (plágos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
    Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos)?
    Medieval Latin plagia
    Old Galician-Portuguese praia
    Brazilian Portuguese praiabor.
    Hunsrik Praia

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese praia.[1]

    Cognate with Nheengatu praya.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpraɪ̯a/
    • Rhymes: -aɪ̯a
    • Syllabification: Prai‧a

    Noun

    Praia f (plural Praias)

    1. beach

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Praia”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 126, column 1

    Kabuverdianu

    Proper noun

    Praia

    1. (Santiago) Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)
    2. (Santiago) Praia (a municipality of Cape Verde)

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese Praia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpra.ja/
    • Rhymes: -aja
    • Syllabification: Pra‧ia

    Proper noun

    Praia f

    1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)

    Declension

    Declension of Praia
    singular
    nominative Praia
    genitive Prai
    dative Prai
    accusative Praię
    instrumental Praią
    locative Prai
    vocative Praio

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • prajański
    nouns
    • prajanin
    • prajanka

    Further reading

    • Praia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾaj.a/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.a]

    • Homophone: praia
    • Hyphenation: Prai‧a

    Proper noun

    Praia f

    1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)
    2. Praia (a municipality of Cape Verde)

    Slovak

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈprai̯a]

    Proper noun

    Praia f (genitive singular Praie, declension pattern of ulica)

    1. Praia (the capital of Cape Verde)

    References

    • “Praia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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