Espanha

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.

Proper noun

Espanha f

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

   Synonym: Espanh

Derived terms

• lillac d'Espanha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Espanna

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺ˈpa.ɲa/

Proper noun

Espanha f

1. the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 385 (facsimile):

     os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.

     the Moors of Iberia and of Africa

Related terms

• espanhol

Descendants

• Fala: España
• Galician: España
• Portuguese: Espanha

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Espanha₁"

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia. Compare Old Spanish Espanna and Old Galician-Portuguese Espanna.

Proper noun

Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)

1. the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)

Descendants

• Occitan: Espanha

Portuguese

Espanha

Alternative forms

• Hespanha (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [isˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ], /esˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [esˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [isˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ], /esˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [esˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [iʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ], /eʃˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [eʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpa.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
• Hyphenation: Es‧pa‧nha

Proper noun

Espanha f (plural Espanhas)

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: Reino de Espanha)
2. (obsolete or poetic, usually in the plural) Iberian Peninsula

Usage notes

In European usage, Espanha belongs to a small group of place names (along with França, Inglaterra and Itália) which can be used without the definite article when governed by a preposition: Viveu muito tempo em Espanha.

Derived terms

• Nova Espanha

 

Related terms

• espanhol
• hispânico
• hispano

 

Descendants

• → Japanese: イスパニャ (Isupanya)