Praia

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English

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Etymology

From Portuguese praia (“beach”).

Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Praia

  1. The capital city of Cape Verde.
  2. A municipality of Cape Verde.

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Praia

  1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
    Latin plaga?
    Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
    Ancient Greek πλάγος (plágos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
    Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos)?
    Medieval Latin plagia
    Old Galician-Portuguese praia
    Brazilian Portuguese praiabor.
    Hunsrik Praia

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese praia.[1]

    Cognate with Nheengatu praya.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Praia f (plural Praias)

    1. beach

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Praia”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 126, column 1

    Kabuverdianu

    Proper noun

    Praia

    1. (Santiago) Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)
    2. (Santiago) Praia (a municipality of Cape Verde)

    Polish

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese Praia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpra.ja/
    • Rhymes: -aja
    • Syllabification: Pra‧ia

    Proper noun

    Praia f

    1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)

    Declension

    Declension of Praia
    singular
    nominative Praia
    genitive Prai
    dative Prai
    accusative Praię
    instrumental Praią
    locative Prai
    vocative Praio

    Derived terms

    adjective
    nouns

    Further reading

    • Praia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Praia f

    1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)
    2. Praia (a municipality of Cape Verde)

    Slovak

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    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Praia f (genitive singular Praie, declension pattern of ulica)

    1. Praia (the capital of Cape Verde)

    References

    • “Praia”, 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, 2003–2025
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