marshallês

Portuguese

Etymology

From (Ilhas) Marshall +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃaˈle(j)s/ [mah.ʃaˈle(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃaˈle(j)s/ [mah.ʃaˈle(ɪ̯)s]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾ.ʃaˈle(j)s/ [maɾ.ʃaˈle(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃaˈle(j)ʃ/ [maχ.ʃaˈle(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻ.ʃaˈle(j)s/ [maɻ.ʃaˈle(ɪ̯)s]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾ.t͡ʃɐˈleʃ/

• Rhymes: -eʃ
• Hyphenation: mar‧shal‧lês

Adjective

marshallês (feminine marshallesa, masculine plural marshalleses, feminine plural marshallesas)

1. Marshallese (of or relating to the Marshall Islands)

Noun

marshallês m (plural marshalleses, feminine marshallesa, feminine plural marshallesas)

1. Marshallese (person from the Marshall Islands)

Proper noun

marshallês m

1. Marshallese (Austronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands)

Further reading

• “marshallês”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024