Sergipe
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the Brazil state of Sergipe
Sergipe
English
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sergipe
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju
- A river in Sergipe, Brazil.
Translations
state in north-eastern Brazil
See also
| States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins |
| Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
Category:Sergipe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Sergipe on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Sergipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Sergipe River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi seriîype (“at the crab river”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sergipe
- Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)
- Synonym: (abbreviation) SE
- Sergipe (a river in Sergipe, Brazil).
Derived terms
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
References
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Sergipe”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 597, column 2
Further reading
- Sergipe on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- Rio Sergipe on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt