Ávila

See also: Avila and Àvila

English

Etymology

From Spanish Ávila.

Proper noun

Ávila

1. A province in Castile and León, Spain. Capital: Ávila.
2. A city in Ávila province, Castile and León.

Derived terms

• Ciego de Ávila

 

Translations

province of Spain

• Catalan: Àvila f
• Galician: Ávila (gl) f
• Portuguese: Ávila f
• Spanish: Ávila (es) f

city in Spain

• Catalan: Àvila f
• Galician: Ávila (gl) f
• Portuguese: Ávila f
• Spanish: Ávila (es) f

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.lɐ/ [ˈa.βi.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: Á‧vi‧la

Proper noun

Ávila f

1. Ávila (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Ávila)
2. Ávila (a city in Ávila, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Originally a medieval form of Medieval Latin avis (“bird”), but influenced by Germanic pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabila/ [ˈa.β̞i.la]
• Rhymes: -abila
• Syllabification: Á‧vi‧la

Proper noun

Ávila f

1. a surname
2. Ávila (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Ávila)
3. Ávila (a city in Ávila, Spain)

Derived terms

• avilés

 

Related terms

• abulense

 

Descendants

• → English: Ávila