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municipal.

municipal

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/mu.ni.siˈpaw/Brazil[mu.ni.siˈpaʊ̯]Brazil/mu.ni.siˈpal/Portugal[mu.ni.siˈpaɫ]Portugal

  1. municipal

    feminine · masculine

  2. town

    feminine · masculine · relational

  3. civic

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mūniceps Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin mūnicipium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mūnicipālislbor. Portuguese municipal Learned borrowing from Latin mūnicipālis. By surface analysis, município + -al.

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