pátria

See also: patria and pàtria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

patria (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin patria (“fatherland”), feminine of patrius (“fatherly”), from pater (“father”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɾi.a/, /ˈpa.tɾja/, /ˈpa.tɾi.ɐ/, /ˈpa.tɾjɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɾjɐ/
Hyphenation: pá‧tri‧a

Noun

pátria f (plural pátrias)

fatherland (the country of one’s birth, origin)

Synonyms

berço, pago (regional), terra-natal

Adjective

pátria

Feminine singular of adjective pátrio.

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