"Natal" meaning in Portuguese

See Natal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /naˈtaw/ [Brazil], [naˈtaʊ̯] [Brazil], /nɐˈtal/ [Portugal], [nɐˈtaɫ] [Portugal], /nɐˈtal/ [Portugal], [nɐˈtaɫ] [Portugal], /nɐˈta.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: Natais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal. Compare Galician Nadal. Etymology templates: {{root|pt|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|Natal|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|Natal}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, {{inh|pt|la|natalis|nātālis 􂀿diēs Dominī􂁀|birthday of the Lord}} Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”), {{doublet|pt|natal}} Doublet of natal, {{cog|gl|Nadal}} Galician Nadal Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|plural|Natais|g=m}} Natal m (plural Natais)
  1. Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Christmas
    Sense id: en-Natal-pt-name-LVEDTitV Disambiguation of Christmas: 71 8 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /naˈtaw/ [Brazil], [naˈtaʊ̯] [Brazil], /nɐˈtal/ [Portugal], [nɐˈtaɫ] [Portugal], /nɐˈtal/ [Portugal], [nɐˈtaɫ] [Portugal], /nɐˈta.li/ [Portugal, Southern]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Etymology templates: {{m|pt||Natal|t=Christmas}} Natal (“Christmas”) Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|g=m}} Natal m
  1. Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Historical dependent territories, Places in the United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Natal-pt-name-sAIw22G2
  2. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Brazil, Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Places in Brazil, Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
    Sense id: en-Natal-pt-name-atpp5hyz Categories (other): State capitals of Brazil, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Natal meaning in Portuguese (8.1kB)

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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/nɐˈtal/",
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    {
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        "Portugal"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal.\nCompare Galician Nadal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Natais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Natais",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Natal m (plural Natais)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Na‧tal"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naˈtaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naˈtaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈtal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɐˈtaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈtal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɐˈtaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈta.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "natal"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:Natal"
  ],
  "word": "Natal"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese proper nouns",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/al",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables",
    "pt:Christmas"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Natal",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Natal",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Natal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "",
        "3": "Natal",
        "t": "Christmas"
      },
      "expansion": "Natal (“Christmas”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Natal m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Na‧tal"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Historical dependent territories",
        "pt:Places in the United Kingdom"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Natal",
          "Natal#English"
        ],
        [
          "colony",
          "colony"
        ],
        [
          "United Kingdom",
          "United Kingdom#English"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Cities in Brazil",
        "pt:Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil",
        "pt:Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil",
        "pt:Places in Brazil",
        "pt:Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil",
        "pt:State capitals of Brazil"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "municipality",
          "municipality"
        ],
        [
          "state capital",
          "state capital"
        ],
        [
          "Rio Grande do Norte",
          "Rio Grande do Norte#English"
        ],
        [
          "Brazil",
          "Brazil#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naˈtaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naˈtaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈtal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɐˈtaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈtal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɐˈtaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐˈta.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "natal"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Vasco da Gama",
    "pt:Natal"
  ],
  "word": "Natal"
}

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