Atalaia

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Galician

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Etymology

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From atalaia (watchtower).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Atalaia m

  1. a number of villages throughout Galicia

See also

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References

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  • Atalaia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

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 Atalaia on Portuguese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From atalaia (watchtower), from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa).[1] Some Brazilians toponyms come from the Brazilian Portuguese sense of highest peak in a mountain chain. Cognate with Galician Atalaia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.taˈlaj.ɐ/ [a.taˈlaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.taˈlaj.a/ [a.taˈlaɪ̯.a]

Proper noun

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Atalaia f

  1. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower:
    1. A parish of Pinhel, Guarda district, Portugal;
    2. A parish of Lourinhã, Lisboa district, Portugal;
    3. A parish of Gavião, Portalegre district, Portugal;
    4. A parish of Vila Nova da Barquinha, Santarém district, Portugal;
    5. A parish of Montijo, Setúbal district, Portugal.
  2. (Brazil) a toponym, indicating a high place:
    1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: atalaiensis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atalaia”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024