Port Moresby

== English == === Etymology === Named after British admiral Fairfax Moresby by his son and the city's explorer Captain John Moresby. === Pronunciation === (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌpoː(ɹ)t ˈmoː(ɹ)zbiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɹt ˈmɔɹzbi/ === Proper noun === Port Moresby The capital city of Papua New Guinea. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Port Moresby Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea) == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Port Moresby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [port morɛzbɪ] === Proper noun === Port Moresby m inan (relational adjective portmoresbský) Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Port Moresby”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Proper noun === Port Moresby n Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Port Moresby. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Port Moresby f (proscribed) alternative form of Porto Moresby ==== Usage notes ==== The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Porto Moresby is preferred.