Buenos Aires

== English == === Alternative forms === Buenos Ayres (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires, named after an epithet of the Virgin Mary, itself ultimately derived from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or derived from Sardinian bonaria. The first English attestation dates to 1764. === Pronunciation === enPR: bwā′nəs âr′ēz, -ī′rĭz, bwĕ′nōs ī′rĕs (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛə.ɹiːz/, /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/, /ˈbwɛ.nəʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/, /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/, /ˈbwɛ.noʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeː.iːz/, /-ˈɑe.ɹɪz/, /ˈbwe.nəʉs ˈɑe.ɹes/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeə̯.iːz/, /-ˈaɪ.ɹəz/, /ˈbwe.nɐʉs ˈaɪ.ɹes/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbwe.nəs ˈer.iz/, /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/, /ˈbwɛ.nos ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈbweː.nos ˈeːʳ.iːz/, /-ˈaj.ɾiz/, /ˈbwe.noːs ˈaj.ɾes/ Hyphenation: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires The capital city of Argentina. The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region. Capital city: La Plata. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === John Nourse (Londres) (1764). Navigation Or, the Art of Sailing Upon the Sea: Containing a Demonstration of the Fundamental Principles of this Art Together with All the Practical Rules of Computing a Ship's Way Both by Plain Sailing, Mercator, and Middel Latitude Founded Upon the Foregoing Principles with Many Other Useful Things Hereto Belonging to which are Added Several Necessary Tables. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [buˌe.nuˈzaj.ɾəs] IPA(key): (Balearic) [buˌe.noˈzaj.ɾəs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [buˌe.noˈzaj.ɾes] NB each component gets its secondary stress, and then the voicing of s at the end of buenos. === Proper noun === Buenos Aires ? Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [buɛnos ajrɛs] Hyphenation: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n (indeclinable, relational adjective buenosaireský) Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) === Further reading === “Buenos Aires”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʏeː.nɔs ˈaːi.rəs/, /ˌbʏɛ-/, /-reːs/ Hyphenation: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) == French == === Alternative forms === (dated) Buenos-Ayres === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɥe.nɔ.z‿ɛʁ/ (proscribed) IPA(key): /bwe.no.z‿ɛʁ/ === Proper noun === Buenos Aires ? Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbu̯ɛnɔsˈʔaɪ̯rəs/, [buˌɛ-], [ˌbʋɛ-], [-ʁəs] IPA(key): /ˌbɔnɔs-/ (simplified; somewhat common) IPA(key): /ˌbu̯eːnɔs-/ (rare) === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n (proper noun, genitive Buenos Aires' or (with an article) Buenos Aires) Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbwɛ.nɔs ˈaj.rɛs/ Syllabification: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n (indeclinable) Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) === Further reading === Buenos Aires in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Buenos Aires in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Bué‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires ? Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [buenɔs ajres] Hyphenation: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n Buenos Aires (the capital of Argentina) === References === “Buenos Aires”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Named after an epithet of the Virgin Mary, ultimately derived from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or derived from Sardinian bonaria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbwenos ˈaiɾes/ [ˌbwe.nos ˈai̯.ɾes] Syllabification: Bue‧nos Ai‧res === Proper noun === Buenos Aires ? Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Synonym: Bs. As. Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Buenos Aires”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Proper noun === Buenos Aires n (genitive Buenos Aires) Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina) Buenos Aires (a province of Argentina)