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Alghero
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en it Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from en la-med Aleguerium stagnation of seaweed or en sc S'Alighèra, from sc aliga seaweed; rubbish + sc -era, but either way from en la alga seaweed, from en ine-pro *alg-, ine-pro *alǵ- to be dirty, slimy.
Pronunciation
en /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alghero.wav Southern England
en /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/ US
en ɛəɹəʊ ɛɹəʊ 3
Proper noun
en city/and/port town in the province of p/Sassari r/Sardinia c/Italy.
Derived terms
en Algherese
Translations
port town in Sardinia
Arabic: ar أَلْغِيرُو m ʔalḡēro
Armenian: hy Ալգերո, hy Ալգեր
Bulgarian: bg Алге́ро n
Catalan: ca l'Alguer m, popular ca Barceloneta f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿爾蓋羅 Ā'ěrgàiluó
Corsican: co
Finnish: fi Alghero
French: fr Alghero f
German: de Alghero n
Greek: el Αλγκέρο n
Hebrew: he אָלְגֶרוֹ m Algéro
Italian: it Alghero f
Japanese: ja アルゲーロ Arugēro
Korean: ko ^알게로
Ladino: lad Algero
Latin: la Algārium n, Medieval Latin la Aleguerium n
Latvian: lv Algēro m
Lithuanian: lt Algeras m
Marathi: mr आलगेरो
Persian: fa آلگرو âlgero
Piedmontese: pms Algher m
Polish: pl Alghero n
Portuguese: pt Alghero f
Russian: ru Альге́ро n, ru Алге́р m
Sardinian: sc S'Alighèra f
Sassarese: sdc L'Aliéra f
Spanish: es Alguer m
Tamil: ta அல்கேரோ
Ukrainian: uk Альґе́ро n, uk Алґе́ n, uk л'Алґе́ n
en exonyms
Italian
it:
Etymology
Unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from it la-med Aleguerium stagnation of seaweed or it sc S'Alighèra, from sc aliga seaweed; rubbish + sc -era, but either way from it la alga seaweed, from it ine-pro *alg-, ine-pro *alǵ- to be dirty, slimy.
Pronunciation
Alghèro
Proper noun
f
it city/and/port town r/Sardinia c/Italy Alghero
Derived terms
it algherese
it exonyms
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt it Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from pt la-med Aleguerium stagnation of seaweed or pt sc S'Alighèra, from sc aliga seaweed; rubbish + sc -era, but either way from pt la alga seaweed, from pt ine-pro *alg-, ine-pro *alǵ- to be dirty, slimy.
Pronunciation
Alghéro
Proper noun
f
pt city/and/port town r/Sardinia c/Italy Alghero
Derived terms
pt alguerês
pt exonyms