Portingale
Portingale is the obsolete form of Portugal.
Meaning of Portugal
Proper noun
Portugal
- A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.
- A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period...2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reprint, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367
- Synonyms:
- Lusitania
Noun
Portingale (plural Portingales)
- A Portuguese person.
Forms of Portingale
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Portingal |
| Noun | |
| plural | Portingales |
Origin of Portingale
From Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, which added an intrusive /n/ sound through the process of excrescence, from Latin Portucale.
Questions about Portingale
- What does Portingale mean?
- Portingale means a Portuguese person.
- What is Portingale the obsolete form of?
- Portingale is the obsolete form of Portugal.
- What part of speech is Portingale?
- Portingale is a noun.
- What is the plural of Portingale?
- The plural of Portingale is Portingales.
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