Espanha
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Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.
Proper noun[edit]
Espanha f
Derived terms[edit]
Old Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Hispānia. Compare Old Spanish Espanna and Old Portuguese Espanna.
Proper noun[edit]
Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)
Descendants[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Hespanha (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Espanha f
- Spain (a country in southwestern Europe)
- (obsolete or poetic) Iberian Peninsula
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
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