Santiago de Compostela
English
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editSantiago de Compostela
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Galician
editEtymology
editSantiago from Latin Sanctus Iacobus, "Saint James". Compostela, attested as Conpostella in 966, from Latin compositella, diminutive of compositus (“ordered, arranged”), meaning "the (well) composed little one" vel sim.[1] A common incorrect etymology derives from the purported campus stellae or field of stars, leading to names such as campo de estrellas in Spanish.[2]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A city in A Coruña, Galicia. Allegedly, the cathedral was built over the resting place of St James the Great
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editReferences
edit- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “santiago”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “Santiago de Compostela” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.posˈtɛ.lɐ/ [sɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈa.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.posˈtɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃja.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.posˈtɛ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.poʃˈtɛ.lɐ/ [sɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈa.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.poʃˈtɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃja.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.poʃˈtɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡo de kõ.posˈtɛ.la/ [sɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈa.ɡo de kõ.posˈtɛ.la], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃja.ɡo de kõ.posˈtɛ.la/
Proper noun
edit- Santiago de Compostela (a city in A Coruña, Galicia)
- Synonym: Santiago
Spanish
editEtymology
editProper noun
edit- Santiago de Compostela (city)
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