Tajostadt

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German

Alternative forms

  • Tejostadt (using the Portuguese spelling and accordingly referring primarily to Lisbon)

Etymology

From Tajo (Tagus) +‎ Stadt (city), using the Spanish spelling Tajo. Literally, Tagus city, i.e. city on the Tagus River.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːxoˌʃtat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧jo‧stadt

Proper noun

Tajostadt f (proper noun, genitive Tajostadt)

  1. (obsolete, extremely rare) a city situated on the Tagus river, in particular:
    1. Toledo
      Synonym: Toledo (modern term)
    • 1885–1886, Jahrbücher für protestantische Theologie, volumes 11–12, page 145:
      Nicht blos politische, sondern auch militärische Gründe mochten für die Tajostadt „Toletum” sprechen.
      Not only political, but also tactical reasons favored the Tajo town 'Toletum'.
    1. Lisbon
      Synonym: Lissabon (modern term)
    • 1893, Religiös-soziale Bilder aus der Geschichte des deutschen Bürgertums, page 441:
      In so hohem Ansehen stand er in der volkreichen Tajostadt, daß er von König Johann II. mit Anfertigung eines Astrolabiums (Sternaufnehmers) beauftragt wurde.
      He was so highly regarded in the populous Tagus town, that he was instructed by king John II. to construct a astrolabe (star recorder).

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