Brindisi

Brindisi

See also: brindisi

English

Etymology

Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪndɪzi/, enPR: brĭnʹdĭz-ē

Proper noun

Brindisi (countable and uncountable, plural Brindisis)

1. A port city in Apulia, Italy.
2. A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi.
3. A habitational surname from Italian.

Translations

port city in Apulia, Italy

Bulgarian: Бриндизи m (Brindizi) Catalan: Bríndisi ? French: Brindes (fr) f, Brindisi ? Greek: Μπρίντιζι (el) n (Bríntizi), Μπρίντεζι n (Bríntezi), Πρίντιζι n (Príntizi) Ancient: Βρεντέσιον n (Brentésion) Italian: Brindisi (it) f Japanese: ブリンディジ (Burindiji) Latin: Brundisium n, Brundusium n Neapolitan: Brinnese f Tarantino: Brinnese f Ottoman Turkish: (please verify) برندیس‎, (please verify) بریندیزی‎ Portuguese: Brindisi f, Bríndisi f Romanian: Brindisi (ro) m Russian: Бри́ндизи m (Bríndizi) Sicilian: Brìnnisi f, Brìndisi f Spanish: Bríndisi ?

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindisi is the 35582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Brindisi is most common among White (97.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brindisi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from the Messapic word for the head of a male deer, possibly based on the shape of the port. Compare Proto-Albanian *brina (Albanian bri) and *drani (Albanian dre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.di.zi/

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• Rhymes: -indizi
• Hyphenation: Brìn‧di‧si

Proper noun

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Proper noun

Brindisi m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Derived terms

• brindisino

Further reading

• Brindisi on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Bríndisi

Etymology

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.d͡ʒi.zi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.di.zi/

Proper noun

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Further reading

• Brindisi on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt