Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

florianópolis

/ˌflɔɹiæˈnɑpələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
flo-ri-a-nop-o-lis
IPA
/ˌflɔɹiæˈnɑpələs/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Florius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Latin Floriānuslbor. Portuguese Floriano Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. Portuguese -polis Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolisbor. English Florianópolis Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌflɔɹiæˈnɑpələs/
  • British English: /ˌflɔːɹiæˈnɒpəlɪs/

Inflected Forms

Florianopolis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce florianópolis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɔɹiæˈnɑpələs/.
What does florianópolis mean?
A municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Where does florianópolis come from?
Etymology tree Latin Florius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Latin Floriānuslbor. Portuguese Floriano Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. Portuguese -polis Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolisbor. English Florianópolis Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis.

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