Hispânia

See also: Hispania and Hispània

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Espanha, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [isˈpɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɐ̃.njɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [isˈpɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɐ̃.njɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [iʃˈpɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpɐ̃.njɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ.ni.a/ [isˈpɐ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɐ.nja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ.njɐ/

• Hyphenation: His‧pâ‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Hispânia f

1. (historical) Hispania (The Iberian Peninsula, a peninsula and historical region of Southern Europe covering modern-day Spain, Portugal and Andorra, when under the control of Ancient Rome; split into between two and five Roman provinces, depending on the time period)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Urdu: ہَسْپانِیَہ (haspāniya)
• → Japanese: イスパニャ