Sergipe
English
the Brazil state of Sergipe
Etymology
From Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/
Audio (US) (file)
Translations
See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
Category:Sergipe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Sergipe on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Sergipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Cerigipe (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾˈʒi.pi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻˈʒi.pe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾˈʒi.pɨ/
Audio (BR) (file) - Hyphenation: Ser‧gi‧pe
Proper noun
Sergipe
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju
- Synonym: (abbreviation) SE
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Sergipe”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 597, column 2
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