Espáin

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Espán

Etymology

Latin Hispānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈespʲaːnʲ/

Proper noun

Espáin f (genitive Espáine)

1. Spain (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

• Espáinech

Descendants

• Irish: An Spáinn
• Manx: Yn Spaainey
• Scottish Gaelic: An Spàinn

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Espáin, Espán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language