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Portucale

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Latin

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Etymology

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    Univerbation of Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Portucale n sg (genitive Portucalis); third declension

    1. A city of Roman Lusitania now called Vila Nova de Gaia.
    2. (Medieval Latin) The region or county of Porto.
    3. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Portugal
      Synonym: Portugallia

    Declension

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    Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Portucale
    genitive Portucalis
    dative Portucalī
    accusative Portucale
    ablative Portucale
    vocative Portucale
    locative Portucalī
    Portucale

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN