English

Alternative forms

• Barcelonia (obsolete)

Proper noun

Barcelona

1. The capital city of Catalonia (Spain).

Derived terms

• Barcelonan, Barcelonian

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɾsəˈɫonə/
• Rhymes: -ona

Proper noun

Barcelona f

1. Barcelona

Derived terms

• barceloní m, barcelonina f
• barcelonès m, barcelonesa f
• Barcelonès m
• Barça m
• barcelonisme m, barcelonista m and f

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑrsəˈloːnaː/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [ˌbɑrsəˈloːna]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [ˌbɑrsəˈloʊ̯na]

Proper noun

Barcelona n

1. Barcelona

German

Proper noun

Barcelona n ‎(genitive Barcelonas)

1. Barcelona

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒrsɛloːnɒ]
• Hyphenation: Bar‧ce‧lo‧na

Proper noun

Barcelona

1. Barcelona

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbar.t͡s̪ɛ.ˈlɔ.na/

Proper noun

Barcelona f

1. Barcelona

Declension

Derived terms

• barcelończyk m, barcelonka f
• adjective: barceloński

Portuguese

Proper noun

Barcelona f

1. Barcelona (a city, the regional capital of Catalonia, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Two predominant theories are:

• Said to be named after the Carthaginian/Punic general Hamilcar Barca, who supposedly founded it in the 3rd century BC.
• From Iberian Barkeno, attested in an ancient coin inscription, found in Greek Βαρκινών ‎(Barkinṓn) and Latin Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˌbarθeˈlona/, [ˌbärθe̞ˈlo̞nä]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˌbarseˈlona/, [ˌbärse̞ˈlo̞nä]

Proper noun

Barcelona f

1. Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain; capital: Barcelona)
2. Barcelona (a city in Catalonia, Spain)
3. The letter B in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

• barcelonés