Paramaribo

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑɹəˈmɑɹəˌboʊ/

Proper noun

Paramaribo

1. The capital city of Suriname.

Translations

capital of Suriname

• Arabic: بَارَامَارِيبُو f (baramarībū)
• Aukan: Pamalibo, Foto
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 帕拉馬里博 (zh) (Pàlāmǎlǐbó)

• Czech: Paramaribo n
• Danish: Paramaribo
• Dutch: Paramaribo (nl)
• French: Paramaribo (fr) m
• German: Paramaribo (de) n
• Greek: Παραμαρίμπο (Paramarímpo)
• Hindi: पारामरीबो m (pārāmrībo)
• Japanese: パラマリボ (ja) (Paramaribo)
• Kari'na: Paramuru
• Khmer: ប៉ារ៉ាម៉ារីបូ (km) (paaraamaariibou)
• Korean: 파라마리보 (Paramaribo)
• Navajo: Bawamawííboo
• Persian: پاراماریبو (pârâmâribu)
• Polish: Paramaribo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Paramaribo (pt) f
• Russian: Парамари́бо (ru) m (Paramaríbo)
• Spanish: Paramaribo (es) m
• Sranan Tongo: Paramaribo, foto (informal)
• Swedish: Paramaribo
• Thai: ปารามารีโบ
• Ukrainian: Парама́рибо n (Paramárybo)
• Vietnamese: Pa-ra-ma-ri-bô

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparamarɪbo]

Proper noun

Paramaribo n (related adjective paramaribský)

1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Declension

Declension of Paramaribo (sg-only hard neuter)

	singular
nominative	Paramaribo
genitive	Paramariba
dative	Paramaribu
accusative	Paramaribo
vocative	Paramaribo
locative	Paramaribu
instrumental	Paramaribem

Further reading

• “Paramaribo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

The initial element is from a Tupi-Guarani word related to Old Tupi pará (“sea, wide river”) and refers to the Suriname River; the settlement was founded on its western (left) bank. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːraːˈmaːriboː/

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Proper noun

Paramaribo ?

1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Derived terms

• Paramariboër
• Paramariboos
• Paramaribop

Japanese

Romanization

Paramaribo

1. Rōmaji transcription of パラマリボ

Portuguese

Proper noun

Paramaribo f

1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾamaˈɾibo/ [pa.ɾa.maˈɾi.β̞o], /paɾaˈmaɾibo/ [pa.ɾaˈma.ɾi.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo, -aɾibo
• Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧ma‧ri‧bo

Proper noun

Paramaribo ?

1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)