ambulância

See also: ambulancia and ambulància

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ambulance, from Latin ambulantia.[1] By surface analysis, ambular +‎ -ância.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.si.a/ [ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lân‧ci‧a

Noun

ambulância f (plural ambulâncias)

  1. ambulance

Descendants

  • Konkani: आंबुलांस (āmbulāusa)

References

  1. ^ ambulância”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025