Síria

See also: siria, Siria, síria, and sirià

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsi.ɾi.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈsi.ɾi.a]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Proper noun

Síria f

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Syria (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Akkadian Aššūrbor.
    Ancient Greek Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros)
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
    Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor.
    Latin Syrialbor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese Siria
    Portuguese Síria

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Siria, borrowed from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˈsi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ɾjɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɾi.a/ [ˈsi.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ɾja/

    • Rhymes: -iɾiɐ, -iɾjɐ
    • Hyphenation: Sí‧ri‧a
    • Homophone: síria

    Proper noun

    Síria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
    2. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
    3. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Siria

    See also

    countries in Asia: países da Ásia (appendix)edit
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