Madeira

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈdɪəɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈdɪɹə/, /məˈdɛɹə/ enPR: mə-dîr′ə, mə-dĕr′ə enPR: mə-dā′rə Rhymes: -ɪəɹə, -ɛɹə === Proper noun === Madeira An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal. Hypernym: Macaronesia The largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island. The largest tributary of the Amazon, running 900 miles from Pando Department, Bolivia through the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil to its mouth east of Manaus; in full, Madeira River. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cincinnati named after landowner John Madeira. A surname from Portuguese. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Madeira (countable and uncountable, plural Madeiras) A type of fortified wine produced on that island. ==== Alternative forms ==== madeira ==== Coordinate terms ==== Marsala, marsala Porto, port, porto sherry ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Madeira”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 486. === Anagrams === De Maria, DeMaria, Demaria, Maredia == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Doublet of matèria. === Proper noun === Madeira f Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Hypernym: Macaronèsia Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) Hypernym: arxipèlag de Madeira ==== Derived terms ==== arxipèlag de Madeira madeira == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmadɛjra] Hyphenation: Ma‧dei‧ra === Proper noun === Madeira f (relational adjective madeirský) Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== madeira f === Further reading === “Madeira”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “Madeira”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Madeira”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === < Portuguese Madeira === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑdei̯rɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝de̞i̯rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑdeirɑ Syllabification(key): Ma‧dei‧ra Hyphenation(key): Ma‧dei‧ra === Proper noun === Madeira Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [maˈdeːʁa] Rhymes: -eːʁa Hyphenation: Ma‧dei‧ra === Proper noun === Madeira n (proper noun, strong, genitive Madeiras) Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) ==== Derived terms ==== Madeirer madeirisch === Further reading === “Madeira” in Duden online “Madeira”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “Madeira” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mɐdʲɛɪˈrɐ] Hyphenation: Ma‧dei‧ra === Noun === Madeirà f (uncountable) stress pattern 2 Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) Madeira (the largest tributary of the Amazon, running 900 miles from Pando Department, Bolivia through the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil to its mouth east of Manaus; in full, Madeira River) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Madeira”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d. “Madeira (archipelago)” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] “Madeira (river)” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Portuguese madeira (“wood”). === Proper noun === Madeira Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Portuguese madeira (“wood”). === Proper noun === Madeira Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Madeyra (obsolete) === Etymology === From madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia (“stuff, timber”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Formal cognates include Spanish madera. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ Homophone: madeira Hyphenation: Ma‧dei‧ra === Proper noun === Madeira f (demonym madeirense) Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Synonym: Região Autónoma da Madeira Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) === Proper noun === Madeira m Madeira (the largest tributary of the Amazon, running 900 miles from Pando Department, Bolivia through the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil to its mouth east of Manaus; in full, Madeira River) === Noun === Madeira m (plural Madeiras) ellipsis of vinho da Madeira == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maděira/ Hyphenation: Ma‧de‧i‧ra === Proper noun === Madèira f (Cyrillic spelling Мадѐира) Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal) Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island) ==== Declension ====