Danúbio

See also: Danubio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /daˈnu.bi.u/ [daˈnu.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /daˈnu.bju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /daˈnu.bi.u/ [daˈnu.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /daˈnu.bju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /daˈnu.bi.o/ [daˈnu.bɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /daˈnu.bjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐˈnu.bju/ [dɐˈnu.βju]

• Rhymes: -ubiu
• Hyphenation: Da‧nú‧bi‧o

Proper noun

Danúbio m

1. Danube (a river in central and eastern Europe)