Uruguay
Country in South America
Uraquāria, Uraquāriae, f
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u.raˈkʷaː.ri.a/, [ʊräˈkʷäːriä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /u.raˈkwa.ri.a/, [uräˈkwäːriä]
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Alternative forms:
Uruguāia
Etymology:
Disputed, either:
- Guaraní uruá, y (literally “water snail”), from uruá (“apple snail”) + y (“water”); or
- Guaraní uru (quail), gua, y (literally “quail living by the river”) from uru (“quail”) + gua (“from”) + y (“water”).
Quail are upland birds, so Snail River is the likely explanation.
References:
- "Uruguay". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 16.02.2023
- "Uraquaria". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 16.02.2023
Rēs pūblica orientālis Uraquāriae, Reī pūblicae orientālis Uraquāriae, f
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka o.ri.enˈtaː.lis u.raˈkʷaː.ri.ae̯/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä ɔriɛn̪ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠ ʊräˈkʷäːriäe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka o.ri.enˈta.lis u.raˈkwa.ri.e/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä orien̪ˈt̪äːlis uräˈkwäːrie]
Meaning:
Long form of Uraquāria
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References:
- "Uraquaria". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 16.02.2023