Calgary
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) + ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)).[1] The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Calgary
- The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
- A village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.
Holonyms
(Calgary, AB, CAN):
Derived terms
Translations
city
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References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Calgary”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page gearraidh
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Calgary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal.ɡa.ʁi/
Audio (Canada): (file)
Proper noun
Calgary ?
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Calgary.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.ɡa.ɾi/
Proper noun
Calgary ?
- Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
- Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalɡaɾi/ [ˈkal.ɣ̞a.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -alɡaɾi
- Syllabification: Cal‧ga‧ry
Proper noun
Calgary f
- Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
- Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city)