Paraguay

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) +‎ ĭ (“river”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹəɡwɑj/, /ˈpaɹəɡwɛj/ (US) (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹəɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹəɡwaɪ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾəɡwaɪ/, /ˈpaɾɹəɡwe/ === Proper noun === Paraguay A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30: Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ... A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River. ==== Derived terms ==== Paraguayan ==== Related terms ==== Alto Paraguay ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈparaɡvaj] === Proper noun === Paraguay f (relational adjective paraguayský, demonym Paraguayec) Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Paraguay”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Paraguay”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Paraguay n Paraguay (a country in South America) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Spanish Paraguay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌɡuɑ̝i̯] IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ɡʋɑ̝i̯] Rhymes: -uɑi Syllabification(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay Hyphenation(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwɛ/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwaj/ === Proper noun === Paraguay m Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Derived terms ==== Paraguayen paraguayen == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)raˌɡu̯aɪ̯/, [ˈpaʁaˌɡʋaɪ̯], [ˈpaːʁa-], [-ɡuˌaɪ̯] === Proper noun === Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay) Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Derived terms ==== Paraguayer paraguayisch === Further reading === “Paraguay”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒɡvaːj] Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guay Rhymes: -aːj === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America; official name: Paraguayi Köztársaság) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== paraguayi === See also === == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Paraguay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.raˈɡwaj/ Rhymes: -aj Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guày === Proper noun === Paraguay m Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Derived terms ==== paraguaiano / paraguayano === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== paraguayaner paraguayansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== paraguayan, paraguayanar paraguayansk == Paraguayan Guarani == === Etymology === Inherited from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ. Doublet of Paraguái. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.wa.ˈɨ/ Rhymes: -ɨ === Proper noun === Paraguay Asunción (the capital and largest city of Paraguay) Paraguay (a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River) Synonym: Paraguái ==== Usage notes ==== Paraguay is the name of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. The name of the country is Paraguái. === References === Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “Paraguay”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 85, column 1 == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Paraguay m pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Paraguai == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾaˈɡwai/ [pa.ɾaˈɣ̞wai̯] Rhymes: -ai Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧guay === Proper noun === Paraguay m (demonym paraguayo) Paraguay (a country in South America) Paraguay (a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River) ==== Usage notes ==== The definite article is optional when referring to Paraguay in Spanish (i.e. el Paraguay). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Paraguay → Paraguayan Guarani: Paraguái → Portuguese: Paraguai ==== See also ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays) Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Paraguay”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Western Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Paraguay Paraguay (a country in South America)