Montevideo

English

Etymology

There is general agreement that the first two syllables come from Spanish or Portuguese monte (hill), in reference to the prominent hill to the west of the city. Beyond that, explanations differ. Two of the most popular stories are that the name comes from a reading of the abbreviated MONTE-VI-D-E-O ("sixth hill from east to west"), or that it comes from a Portuguese sailor's shout of "Monte vide eu".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/

Proper noun

Montevideo

  1. The capital of Uruguay.
  2. A city in Minnesota, USA, and the county seat of Chippewa County.

Translations


Catalan

Proper noun

Montevideo m

  1. Montevideo

Czech

Proper noun

Montevideo n

  1. Montevideo (the capital of Uruguay)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Montevideo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Montevideo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Japanese

Romanization

Montevideo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of モンテヴィデオ

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /montebiˈdeo/, [mõn̪t̪eβiˈðeo]

Proper noun

Montevideo ?

  1. Montevideo

Derived terms

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