volapuque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

volapük, volapuk

Etymology

Borrowed from Volapük Volapük (“Volapük”), from vol (“world”) + -a- (“genitive singular morpheme”) + pük (“language”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vo.laˈpu.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vo.laˈpu.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɐˈpu.kɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔ.lɐˈpu.kɨ/

Hyphenation: vo‧la‧pu‧que

Noun

volapuque m (uncountable)

Volapük (language)
Coordinate terms: esperanto, ido, interlíngua

Derived terms

volapuquista