Aveyron

English

Etymology

From French Aveyron.

Proper noun

Aveyron

2. A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Rodez (INSEE code 12).
4. A right tributary of the Tarn in the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania, France.

Translations

department

• Catalan: Avairon m
• French: Aveyron (fr) m
• Greek: Αβερόν f (Averón)
• Marathi: आव्हेराँ (āvherŏ̃)
• Occitan: Avairon (oc) m

French

Etymology

Named after the Arve River, of uncertain origin, possibly a Celtic name from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“violent, rough, bumpy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Compare Welsh garw (“rough, bumpy”) and Irish garbh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vɛ.ʁɔ̃/ ~ /a.ve.ʁɔ̃/

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Proper noun

Aveyron m

1. Aveyron (a department of Occitania, France)
2. Aveyron (a right tributary of the Tarn in the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania, France)

Derived terms

• Aveyronnais
• aveyronnais

References

• Chambers, William (1882): Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language