república
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).
Noun
república f (plural repúbliques)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).
Pronunciation
Noun
república f (plural repúbliques)
Related terms
Further reading
- “república”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).
Noun
república f (plural repúblicas)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- repúbrica (obsolete)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).
Pronunciation
- (Angola) IPA(key): /rɨˈpu.bli.kɐ/, /ʁɨˈpu.bli.kɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [heˈpu.bli.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [χeˈpu.bli.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpu.bli.ka/ [heˈpu.bli.ka]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ]
- Hyphenation: re‧pú‧bli‧ca
Noun
república f (plural repúblicas)
- republic
- (politics) state where elected officials represent the citizens
- type of state-level subdivision used in Russia
- (university slang) rented house or apartment where various students live together
- Synonym: solar
Derived terms
Related terms
- republicanamente
- republicanar
- republicanismo
- republicanista
- republicanizar
- republicano
- republicida
- republicídio
- repúblico
- republícola
- republiqueiro
- republiqueta
Descendants
- → Tetum: repúblika
Adjective
república
- feminine singular of repúblico
Further reading
- “república”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “república”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “república”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈpublika/ [reˈpu.β̞li.ka]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ublika
- Syllabification: re‧pú‧bli‧ca
Noun
república f (plural repúblicas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “república”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024