Coimbra

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See also: Coímbra and Coïmbra

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra, from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Coimbra

  1. A district in central Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal.
  3. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Translations[edit]

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin Conimbriga (Condeixa-a-Velha).

Proper noun[edit]

Coimbra

  1. A city in central Portugal.

Descendants[edit]

  • Portuguese: Coimbra

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Coimbra

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra, from Latin Conimbriga (Condeixa-a-Velha), with the first element possibly being named after the Conii people, and the second element from Proto-Celtic *brigā. Doublet of Conímbriga.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩbɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: Co‧im‧bra
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Coimbra f

  1. Coimbra (a district in central Portugal)
  2. Coimbra (a city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal)
  3. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Usage notes[edit]

Coimbra is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Coimbra m or f

  1. a surname

Further reading[edit]