Buenos Aires

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires, named after a title of the Virgin Mary, itself ultimately from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or Sardinian bonaria. The first English attestation dates to 1764.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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Buenos Aires

  1. The capital city of Argentina.
  2. The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region.

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Translations

References

  • John Nourse (Londres) (1764). Navigation Or, the Art of Sailing Upon the Sea: Containing a Demonstration of the Fundamental Principles of this Art Together with All the Practical Rules of Computing a Ship's Way Both by Plain Sailing, Mercator, and Middel Latitude Founded Upon the Foregoing Principles with Many Other Useful Things Hereto Belonging to which are Added Several Necessary Tables.

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Buenos Aires ?

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Buenos Aires

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Buenos Aires n (indeclinable, related adjective buenosaireský)

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Further reading

  • “Buenos Aires”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Proper noun

Buenos Aires

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbweː.nɔs ˌaːi̯.rəs/, /ˌbwɛ-/, /-reːs/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Buenos Aires n

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

French

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (proscribed) IPA(key): /bwe.no.z‿ɛʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Buenos Aires ?

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)

German

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Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbu̯ɛnɔsˈʔaɪ̯rəs/, , ,
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɔnɔs-/ (simplified; somewhat common)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbu̯eːnɔs-/ (rare)

Proper noun

Buenos Aires n (proper noun, genitive Buenos Aires' or (with an article) Buenos Aires)

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Declension

Declension of Buenos Aires
singular
def. noun
nominative das Buenos Aires
genitive des Buenos Aires', Buenos Aires1
dative dem Buenos Aires
accusative das Buenos Aires

1With an article.

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwɛ.nɔs ˈaj.rɛs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification:

Proper noun

Buenos Aires n (indeclinable)

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Further reading

  • Buenos Aires in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Buenos Aires in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈɛ̃.nuz ˈaj.ɾis/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwɛ̃.nuz ˈaj.ɾis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /buˈɛ̃.nuz ˈaj.ɾiʃ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwɛ̃.nuz ˈaj.ɾiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈɛ.noz ˈaj.ɾes/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwɛ.noz ˈaj.ɾes/

Proper noun

Buenos Aires

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Slovak

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Proper noun

Buenos Aires n

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital of Argentina)

References

  • “Buenos Aires”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbwenos ˈaiɾes/
  • Syllabification: Bue‧nos Ai‧res

Proper noun

Buenos Aires ?

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
    Synonym: Bs. As.
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

Buenos Aires n (genitive Buenos Aires)

  1. Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)
  2. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)
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