Alghero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/
Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ, -ɛɹəʊ

Proper noun

Alghero

A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

Derived terms

Algherese

Translations

port town in Sardinia

Arabic: أَلْغِيرُو m (ʔalḡēro)
Armenian: Ալգերո (Algero), Ալգեր (Alger)
Bulgarian: Алге́ро n (Algéro)
Catalan: l'Alguer (ca) m, (popular) Barceloneta f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿爾蓋羅／阿尔盖罗 (Ā'ěrgàiluó)
Corsican: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: Alghero
French: Alghero (fr) f
German: Alghero (de) n
Greek: Αλγκέρο (el) n (Algkéro)
Hebrew: אָלְגֶרוֹ m (Algéro)
Italian: Alghero (it) f
Japanese: アルゲーロ (Arugēro)
Korean: 알게로 (Algero)
Ladino: Algero
Latin: Algārium n, (Medieval Latin) Aleguerium n
Latvian: Algēro m
Lithuanian: Algeras m
Persian: آلگرو (fa) (âlgero)
Piedmontese: Algher m
Polish: Alghero (pl) n
Portuguese: Alghero f
Russian: Альге́ро n (Alʹgéro), Алге́р m (Algér)
Sardinian: S'Alighèra f
Sassarese: L'Aliéra f
Spanish: Alguer m
Tamil: அல்கேரோ (alkērō)
Ukrainian: Альґе́ро n (Alʹgéro), Алґе́ n (Algé), л'Алґе́ n (lʺAlgé)

Italian

Etymology

Unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛ.ro/
Rhymes: -ɛro
Hyphenation: Al‧ghè‧ro

Proper noun

Alghero f

Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

algherese

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡɛ.ɾu/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɛ.ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡɛ.ɾo/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɛ.ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛ.ɾu/ [aɫˈɣɛ.ɾu]

Proper noun

Alghero f

Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

alguerês

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