país

== Asturian == === Noun === país m (plural países) country == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pəˈis] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [paˈis] Hyphenation: pa‧ís === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pagès. See related terms. ==== Noun ==== país m (plural països) country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits) País Basc ― Basque Country country (the territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== país first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of pair === Further reading === “país”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “país”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “país” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “país”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈis/ [paˈis̺] Rhymes: -is Hyphenation: pa‧ís === Noun === país m (plural países) country Synonym: terra countryside ==== Derived terms ==== paisano Países Baixos viño do país ==== Related terms ==== pais === References === “país”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “país”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “país”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “país”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Kabuverdianu == === Etymology === From Portuguese país. === Noun === país country == Occitan == === Alternative forms === païs === Etymology === Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. === Pronunciation === (Niçard) IPA(key): [pa.ˈis], (Gavòt) [pa.ˈi], [ˈpai̯s], [ˈpɛi̯s] === Noun === país m (plural païses) country == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === paiz (pre-standardization spelling) pays (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French pays, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Doublet of pago. === Pronunciation === (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /pɐˈis/ Hyphenation: pa‧ís === Noun === país m (plural países) country; nation (a sovereign polity) Synonym: nação country; land (a region inhabited by a particular people or characterised by a certain feature) Synonyms: terra, região Estamos em país montanhoso. ― We are in a mountainous land. País Basco ― Basque Country Alice no País das Maravilhas. ― Alice in Wonderland. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:país. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Kabuverdianu: país Papiamentu: pais === References === === Further reading === “país”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Compare Sicilian pajisi, Italian paese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈis/ [paˈis] Rhymes: -is Syllabification: pa‧ís === Noun === país m (plural países) country (the territory of a nation) country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits) País Vasco ― Basque Country El País de las Maravillas ― Wonderland ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “país”, 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