Setúbal

See also: Setubal

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Setúbal.

Proper noun

Setúbal

  1. A district in central Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality, the district capital of Setúbal district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِطُوبَر (šiṭūbar), from Latin Caetobriga,[1] composed by Paleo-Hispanic element and Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”).[2] Doublet of Cetóbriga.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈtu.baw/ [seˈtu.baʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈtu.bal/ [sɨˈtu.βaɫ]

  • Hyphenation: Se‧tú‧bal
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Setúbal ?

  1. Setúbal (a district in central Portugal)
  2. Setúbal (a city and municipality, the district capital of Setúbal district, Portugal)

Usage notes

Setúbal is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Proper noun

Setúbal m or f by sense

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ “Setúbal”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ 'O nome de Setúbal (Portugal) na época romana' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa
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