Oeiras

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈe(j).ɾɐs/ [oˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oˈe(j).ɾɐʃ/ [oˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈe(j).ɾas/ [oˈe(ɪ̯).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/

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  • Hyphenation: O‧ei‧ras

Proper noun

Oeiras

  1. A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal

Derived terms

References
  1. “Oeiras” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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