Formosa

See also: formosa

English

Etymology

From Portuguese formosa (“beautiful”), from Latin formosus (“beautifully formed”), from forma (“form, shape”) + the adjective suffix -osus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /fɔːˈməʊ.sə/
(US) IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈmoʊ.sə/, /fɔɹˈmoʊ.zə/
Rhymes: -əʊsə

Proper noun

Formosa

The name given to Taiwan island (Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle") by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544.
The name of a province of Argentina.
A city of Argentina, capital of Formosa Province.

Translations

name given to Taiwan island

Bulgarian: Формо́за f (Formóza)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 寶島 (bou^²dou^²), 東番 (Dung^¹fān^¹)

Mandarin: 宝岛 (zh) (Bǎodǎo), 东番 (Dōngfān)

Min Nan: 寶島 (zh-min-nan) (Pó-tó)
Finnish: Formosa
French: Formose (fr) f
German: Formosa n

Irish: Formósa m
Japanese: フォルモサ (Forumosa)
Korean: 포르모자 (Poreumoja)
Marathi: फोर्मोजा (formozā)
Portuguese: Formosa (pt) f
Russian: Формо́за (ru) f (Formóza)
Swedish: Formosa (sv)

Taiwan — see Taiwan

Finnish

Proper noun

Formosa

(dated) Formosa (old name of Taiwan)

Declension

Inflection of Formosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Formosa	—
genitive		Formosan	—
partitive		Formosaa	—
illative		Formosaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Formosa	—
accusative	nom.	Formosa	—
accusative	gen.	Formosan	—
genitive		Formosan	—
partitive		Formosaa	—
inessive		Formosassa	—
elative		Formosasta	—
illative		Formosaan	—
adessive		Formosalla	—
ablative		Formosalta	—
allative		Formosalle	—
essive		Formosana	—
translative		Formosaksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Formosatta	—
comitative		—	—

Portuguese

Formosa

Alternative forms

Ilha Formosa

Etymology

From formosa (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /foɹ.ˈmɔ.za/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.ˈmɔ.za/
Homophone: formosa

Proper noun

Formosa f

Formosa; Taiwan (an island of Taiwan in the Pacific)
Synonym: Taiwan

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