Sergipe

English

the Brazilian state of Sergipe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Sergipe

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju.
2. A river in Sergipe, Brazil.

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

• 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

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

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

  Mandarin: 塞爾希培 / 塞尔希培 (Sài'ěrxīpéi)

• French: Sergipe (fr)
• Georgian: სერჟიპი (seržiṗi)
• Greek: Σερζίπε (Serzípe)
• Japanese: セルジッペ (Serujippe)
• Korean: 세르지피 (sereujipi)
• Portuguese: Sergipe (pt)
• Russian: Сержи́пи (Seržípi)
• Spanish: Sergipe
• Thai: รัฐแซร์จีปี
• Ukrainian: Сержи́пі (Seržýpi)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cerigipe (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Tupi siri

Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ

Old Tupi îy

Old Tupi Siriîy

Proto-Tupian *-pe

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-pe

Old Tupi -pe

Old Tupi *Siriîypebor.

Portuguese Sergipe

Borrowed from Old Tupi Siriîype (literally “at the crab river”), refering to Sergipe River. The historical captaincy that originated the modern state was named after the hydronym.

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/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /seɻˈʒi.pi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈʒi.pɨ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ipi, -ipɨ
• Hyphenation: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe m

1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) SE

2. Sergipe (a river in Sergipe, Brazil)

Usage notes

• According to the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, this toponym should be spelled Serjipe. Nevertheless, the place’s official name remains unchanged as of yet.

Derived terms

• sergipano
• sergipense

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Distrito Federal
• 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

Spanish

Sergipe en Brasil

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Tupi siri

Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ

Old Tupi îy

Old Tupi Siriîy

Proto-Tupian *-pe

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-pe

Old Tupi -pe

Old Tupi *Siriîypebor.

Portuguese Sergipebor.

Spanish Sergipe

Borrowed from Portuguese Sergipe.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʝipe/ [seɾˈʝi.pe]

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʝipe/ [seɾˈʝi.pe] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʃipe/ [seɾˈʃi.pe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /seɾˈxipe/ [seɾˈxi.pe], (imitating Portuguese) /seɾˈʒipe/ [seɾˈʒi.pe] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ipe
• Syllabification: Ser‧gi‧pe

Proper noun

Sergipe m

1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)

Derived terms

• sergipano