país

país

See also: pais, páis, paîs, Páis, païs, and παῖς

Asturian

Noun

país m (plural países)

1. country

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəˈis/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /paˈis/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pagès. See related terms.

Noun

país m (plural països)

1. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)

   País Basc ― Basque Country

2. country (the territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state)

Derived terms

• malpaís
• País Basc
• País del Loira
• Països Baixos
• Països Catalans
• País Valencià
• rerepaís

 

Related terms

• pagà
• pagès
• paisà
• paisatge

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

país

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive form of pair
2. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive form of pair

Further reading

• “país” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “país”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “país” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “país” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈis/

Noun

país m (plural países)

1. country
   • 1978, Emilio González López, Grandeza e decadencia do reino de Galicia, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 88:

     Na segunda fase, no século IX, cambea radicalmente a situación verbo das relacións entre Galicia e a corte asturiana, na que o noso país ten xa unha influencia decisiva.

     In the second phase, during the 9th century, the situation changes radically in regards to the relations of Galicia and the Asturian Court, in which our country has already a decisive influence

   Cada país seu uso, cada roca seu fuso. (proverb)

   when in Rome, do as the Romans do

   (literally, “Each country has its usage, each distaff its spindle.”)

   Synonym: terra

2. countryside

Derived terms

• paisano
• Países Baixos
• viño do país

Related terms

• pais

References

• “país” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “país” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “país” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

• “país” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese país.

Noun

país

1. country

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• païs

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

país m (plural païses)

1. country

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pays (obsolete)
• paiz (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays,[1][2] from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈiʃ/

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɐˈis/

• Audio (Portugal)

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ís

Noun

país m (plural países)

1. country; nation (a sovereign polity)

   O Uruguai foi uma colónia, depois uma província, e hoje é um país.

   Uruguay was a colony, then a province, and today it's a country.

   Synonym: nação

2. country; land (a region inhabited by a particular people or characterised by a certain feature)

   Estamos em país montanhoso. ― We are in a mountainous land.

   País Basco ― Basque Country

   Alice no País das Maravilhas. ― Alice in Wonderland.

   Synonyms: terra, região

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:país.

Derived terms

• paisão (augmentative)
• País Basco
• país de opereta
• países baixos
• Países Baixos
• paisinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• pago

References

1. “país” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “país” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Compare Sicilian pajisi, Italian paese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈis/ [paˈis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pa‧ís

Noun

país m (plural países)

1. country (the territory of a nation)
2. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)

   País Vasco ― Basque Country

   El País de las Maravillas ― Wonderland

Derived terms

• antepaís
• apaisado
• malpaís
• país en vías de desarrollo
• país miembro

 

Related terms

• pagano
• pago
• paisaje
• paisano

 

Further reading

• “país”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014