Líbano
Galician
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.ba.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.ba.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈli.bɐ.nu/ [ˈli.βɐ.nu]
- Hyphenation: Lí‧ba‧no
Proper noun
Líbano m
- Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Synonym: República Libanesa
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlibano/ [ˈli.β̞a.no]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ibano
- Syllabification: Lí‧ba‧no
Usage notes
- The definite article frequently precedes Lebanon's exonym in Spanish (i.e. el Líbano), much more often than not.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Líbano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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