Vizcaya
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Old Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”).
Proper noun
[edit]Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a lordship corresponding to the modern province of Biscay, Spain)
- 1305, Cortes of Medina del Campo :[1]
- Don Diago, Sennor de Vizcaya, Alferez del rey confirma
- Don Diego, Lord of Biscay, ensign of the King, confirms
- Don Diago, Sennor de Vizcaya, Alferez del rey confirma
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish Vizcaya,[1] ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /biθˈkaʝa/ [biθˈka.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bisˈkaʝa/ [bisˈka.ʝa]
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: Viz‧ca‧ya
Proper noun
[edit]Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Bilbao)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Vizcaya”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia
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