# Bratislava
## English
### Etymology

From the name of Prince Bräslav.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbɹætɪˈslɑːvə/, /ˌbɹɑːtɪˈslɑːvə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Bratislava
* The capital city of Slovakia.
* The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

#### Synonyms

* Pressburg

#### Derived terms

* Bratislavan

#### Translations
## Afrikaans
### Alternative forms

* Bratislawa

### Proper noun

Bratislava
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Derived terms

* Bratislaviër
* Bratislavies

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbracɪslava]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Bratislava f (relational adjective bratislavský, demonym Bratislavan, female demonym Bratislavanka)
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Bratislava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Bratislava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Bratislava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
* “Bratislava” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

## Danish
### Proper noun

Bratislava
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Slovak Bratislava. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbraː.tɪsˈlaː.vaː/, /ˌbraː.tisˈlaː.vaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bra‧tis‧la‧va

### Proper noun

Bratislava n
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Synonyms

* Presburg (obsolete)

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Bratislava
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

## German
### Etymology

Ultimately from Slovak Bratislava

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʁatɪsˈlaːva/, /ˈbʁatɪsˌlava/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bra‧tis‧la‧va

### Proper noun

Bratislava n (proper noun, genitive Bratislavas or (optionally with an article) Bratislava)
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

#### Synonyms

* Pressburg

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Bratislava n (proper noun, genitive singular Bratislava)
* Bratislava (the capital of Slovakia)

#### Declension
## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Bratislava f
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bɾa.t͡ʃizˈla.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /bɾa.t͡ʃizˈla.vɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /bɾa.t͡ʃiʒˈla.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /bɾa.t͡ʃizˈla.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾa.tiʒˈla.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾa.tiʒˈla.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɾa.tiʒˈla.bɐ/ [bɾa.tiʒˈla.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: Bra‧tis‧la‧va

### Proper noun

Bratislava
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brǎtislaʋa/
* Hyphenation: Bra‧ti‧sla‧va

### Proper noun

Bràtislava f (Cyrillic spelling Бра̀тислава)
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

From the name of Prince Bräslav.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbracislava]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Bratislava f (relational adjective bratislavský, demonym Bratislavčan, female demonym Bratislavčanka)
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)
    Synonym: Prešporok m

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Bratislava”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɾatisˈlaba/ [bɾa.t̪isˈla.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -aba
* Syllabification: Bra‧tis‧la‧va

### Proper noun

Bratislava ?
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)

#### Derived terms

* bratislavo

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Bratislava n (genitive Bratislavas)
* Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)