Petrópolis

See also: Petropolis

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Petrus +‎ -polis, after its founder Pedro II of Brazil.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾɔ.po.lis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾɔ.po.lis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾɔ.po.liʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈtɾɔ.pu.liʃ/

Proper noun

Petrópolis

1. Petropolis (a city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

   Synonym: Cidade Imperial

Derived terms

• petropolitano

Descendants

• English: Petropolis
• Hunsrik: Pëtroplis
• New Latin: Petropolis

Further reading

• Petrópolis on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt