Ansião

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • Eixião

Etymology

From Ansiães, from Medieval Latin [Vila] Ānsilanem.[1] Cognate with Galician Anseán.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: ancião
  • Hyphenation: An‧si‧ão
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)

Proper noun

Ansião

  1. A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal

Derived terms
  • ansianense

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