Espanha

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.

Proper noun

Espanha f

1. Spain (a country in Europe)

   Synonym: Espanh

Derived terms

• lillac d'Espanha

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Old Occitan

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)

1. Iberia; modern day Spain and Portugal

Descendants

• Occitan: Espanha

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Portuguese

Espanha

Alternative forms

• Hespanha (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Espanna (“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

1. Spain (a country in southwestern Europe)
2. (obsolete or poetic) 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.

Related terms

• espanhol
• hispânico