Oeiras

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin aurāriās (“gold mines”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈe(j).ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oˈe(j).ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈe(j).ɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈɐj.ɾɐʃ/, /ˈwɐj.ɾɐʃ/, /ɔˈɐj.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈej.ɾɐʃ/, /ˈwej.ɾɐʃ/, /ɔˈej.ɾɐʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈej.ɾɐʃ/, /ˈwej.ɾɐʃ/, /ɔˈej.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈe.ɾɐʃ/, /ˈwe.ɾɐʃ/, /ɔˈe.ɾɐʃ/

Audio (Portugal): (file)
Hyphenation: O‧ei‧ras

Proper noun

Oeiras

A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal

Derived terms

oeirense

Related terms

ouro

References

^ “Oeiras”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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