Formosa

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese Formosa, as in Ilha Formosa (literally “Beautiful Island”) and Vila Formosa da Imperatriz (literally “Beautiful Town of the Empress”), from formosa (“beautiful, shapely”), from Latin fōrmōsus (“beautiful, well-formed”), from fōrma (“shape”) + -ōsus (“-ful”), literally “shapeful”. The Brazilian city was named in honor of Empress Teresa Cristina, in the 1840s. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when it was first attested?”) ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːˈməʊ.sə/, /fəˈməʊ.sə/ (US) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈmoʊ.sə/, /fɔɹˈmoʊ.zə/ Rhymes: -əʊsə ==== Proper noun ==== Formosa (dated) Synonym of Taiwan: an island of East Asia. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Formosa. Synonym of Taiwan: an administrative division including Formosa and nearby islands. (historical) A prefecture of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885). (historical) A province of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Formosa. (historical) A dependency of Japan (1895–1945). (dated) A province of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Formosa. (dated) A claimed province of China (People's Republic of China or mainland China) (from 1949). [from mid 20th c.] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Formosa. A city in Goiás, Brazil. An island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== →⇒ New Latin: Oncomelania hupensis formosana === Etymology 2 === From Spanish Formosa, from Vuelta la Formosa and Vuelta Fermosa (“Beautiful Turn”) in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from Old Spanish fermosa, from Latin formosa. ==== Proper noun ==== Formosa A city in northern Argentina. A department of Argentina around the city. A province of Argentina around the city. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Maltese Formosa. ==== Proper noun ==== Formosa (plural Formosas) A surname from Maltese. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Formosa is the 41234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Formosa is most common among White (89.2%) individuals. === Further reading === “Formosa”, in Collins English Dictionary. “Formosa, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Formosa”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Formosa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Formosa”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Formosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 590. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Portuguese Ilha Formosa (“Beautiful Island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈformosɑ/, [ˈfo̞rmo̞s̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ormosɑ Syllabification(key): For‧mo‧sa Hyphenation(key): For‧mo‧sa === Proper noun === Formosa (dated) synonym of Taiwan, Taiwan (an island of East Asia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Portuguese Ilha Formosa (“Beautiful Island”). Equivalent to a clipping of Isla Formosa. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [foːrˈmoː.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [forˈmɔː.s̬a] === Proper noun === Formosa f sg (genitive Formosae); first declension (New Latin) Taiwan (an island of East Asia) (New Latin) synonym of Taivania, Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Synonyms ==== (island in East Asia): Taivania == Maltese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Formosa a surname == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Ilha Formosa === Etymology === Clipping of Ilha Formosa, from ilha (“island”) + formosa (“beautiful”). === Pronunciation === Homophone: formosa Hyphenation: For‧mo‧sa === Proper noun === Formosa f synonym of Taiwan, Taiwan (an island of East Asia) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Formosa → French: Formose → Spanish: Hermosa (obsolete) (semantic loan) → Spanish: Formosa == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾˈmosa/ [foɾˈmo.sa] Rhymes: -osa Syllabification: For‧mo‧sa === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese Formosa. ==== Proper noun ==== Formosa f Taiwan (an island of East Asia) Synonym: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa (obsolete) Formosa (a city in Brazil) Formosa (an island of Guinea-Bissau) === Etymology 2 === From Vuelta la Formosa and Vuelta Fermosa (“Beautiful Turn”) in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from Old Spanish fermosa, from Latin formosa. ==== Proper noun ==== Formosa f Formosa (a city in Argentina) Formosa (a department of Argentina, around the city) Formosa (a province of Argentina, around the city) ===== Derived terms =====