Guiana
See also: Güiana
English
Etymology
From the local language (probably Cariban or Arawak), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as Guyana. The French form gave the town name Cayenne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /gaɪˈænə/ invalid IPA characters (g), replace g with ɡ, /gaɪˈɑːnə/ invalid IPA characters (g), replace g with ɡ
Proper noun
Guiana
- A geological region in the north of South America.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Further reading
- Guiana at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡʷiˈaː.na/, [ɡʷiˈäːnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡwiˈa.na/, [ɡwiˈäːnä]
Proper noun
Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension
- (New Latin) Guyana (a country in South America)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Guiāna |
| Genitive | Guiānae |
| Dative | Guiānae |
| Accusative | Guiānam |
| Ablative | Guiānā |
| Vocative | Guiāna |
Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitània.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ/, /ɡwiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ.na/ [ɡɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ.na/, /ɡwiˈɐ.na/ [ɡwɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na
Proper noun
Guiana f
- Guyana (a country in South America; official name: República Cooperativa da Guiana)
- Clipping of Guiana Francesa.
See also
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