Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after Portuguese merchant Fernão de Loronha.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/, [feɦˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/, [feɦˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (São Paulo) /feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/, [feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio) /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/, [feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du dɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ/, [fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du ðɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ]

Proper noun

Fernando de Noronha f

1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of northeastern Brazil
2. An island, the largest of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago
3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing Fernando de Noronha and Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo