Sergipe

English

the Brazil state of Sergipe

Etymology

From Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/

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Proper noun

Sergipe

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: سِيرْجِيبِي (sīrjībī)
• Armenian: Սերժիպի (Seržipi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塞爾希培／塞尔希培

• French: Sergipe
• Georgian: სერჟიპი (seržiṗi)
• Greek: Σερζίπε (Serzípe)
• Portuguese: Sergipe (pt)
• Russian: Сержи́пи (Seržípi)
• Spanish: Sergipe
• Thai: รัฐแซร์จีปี

See also

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

Further reading

• Category:Sergipe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sergipe on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Sergipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cerigipe (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi seriîype (“at the crab river”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/ [seɦˈʒi.pi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈʒi.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈʒi.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈʒi.pe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈʒi.pɨ/

• Audio (BR)

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• Hyphenation: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju

   Synonym: (abbreviation) SE

Derived terms

• sergipano (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}