Buenos Aires en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/ (Scotland)
- /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbweː.nos ˈeːʳ.iːz/ (India)
- /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeə̯.iːz/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈbwɛ.noʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbwe.nəʉs ˈɑe.ɹes/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
- bwĕ′nōs ī′rĕs
- /ˈbwe.nɐʉs ˈaɪ.ɹes/ (New-Zealand)
- /-ˈaj.ɾiz/ (India)
- /ˈbwɛ.nos ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (Scotland)
- /ˈbwɛ.nəʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbwe.nəs ˈer.iz/ (Scotland)
- /ˈbwe.noːs ˈaj.ɾes/ (India)
- /-ˈaɪ.ɹəz/ (New-Zealand)
- bwā′nəs âr′ēz
- /-ˈɑe.ɹɪz/ (Australia)
- /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeː.iːz/ (Australia)
- -ī′rĭz
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires, named after an epithet of the Virgin Mary, itself ultimately derived from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or derived from Sardinian bonaria. The first English attestation dates to 1764.
Meanings
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The capital city of Argentina.
Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear.
2024 October 16, Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom and Christian Edwards, “Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fall”, in CNN:
- (metonymically) The capital city of Argentina. ▸ The Argentinian government.
- The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region. Capital: La Plata.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Ayres | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (51)
mn Буэнос-Айрес (capital of Argentina) · vi Lương Phong (capital of Argentina) · ja ブエノスアイレス (capital of Argentina) · la Bonaēropolis (capital of Argentina) · ka ბუენოს-აირესი (capital of Argentina) · hi ब्यूनस आयर्स (capital of Argentina) · vi Bu-ê-nốt Ai-rết (capital of Argentina) · da Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ast Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · it Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · es Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ar بْوِينُس آيْرِس (capital of Argentina) · uk Буе́нос-А́йрес (capital of Argentina) · th บัวโนสไอเรส (capital of Argentina) · km ប៊ុយណូស៊ែ (capital of Argentina) · nrf Bouonézâr (capital of Argentina) · hu Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · eo Bonaero (capital of Argentina) · pl Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · de Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · be Буэ́нас-А́йрэс (capital of Argentina) · mt Bwenos Ajres (capital of Argentina) · nl Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · yi בוענאָס־אײַרעס (capital of Argentina) · bn বুয়েনোস আইরেস (capital of Argentina) · cmn 布宜諾斯艾利斯 /布宜诺斯艾利斯 (capital of Argentina) · sv Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · rsk Буенос Айрес (capital of Argentina) · gur Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ur بیونس آئرس (capital of Argentina) · cs Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · fa بوئنوس آیرس (capital of Argentina) · si බුවනෝස් අයර්ස් (capital of Argentina) · he בּוּאֶנוֹס אַיְרֶס \ בואנוס איירס (capital of Argentina) · sh Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ko 붸노스 애레스 (capital of Argentina) · ca Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ak Buenɔs Aires (capital of Argentina) · lv Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · pt Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · ko 부에노스 아이레스 (capital of Argentina) · fi Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · fr Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) · lt Buenos Airės (capital of Argentina) · km ប៊ុយណូស៊ែរ (capital of Argentina) · ru Буэ́нос-А́йрес (capital of Argentina) · el Μπουένος Άιρες (capital of Argentina) · mr बुएनोस आइरेस (capital of Argentina) · bg Буе́нос А́йрес (capital of Argentina) · sh Буенос Ајрес (capital of Argentina) · hy Բուենոս Այրես (capital of Argentina)