A Coruña

== English == === Etymology === From Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ kəˈɹunjə/ Rhymes: -uːnjə === Proper noun === A Coruña The capital city of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Synonyms: (Spanish form) La Coruña, (dated) Corunna, (archaic) The Groyne A province of Galicia, Spain. ==== Translations ==== == Galician == === Alternative forms === Cruña (dated) A Corunha (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Uncertain. The first mention of the specific form seen today for the name of the town was in 1208 by Afonso IX in the form of Crunia; beforehand, it was called Faro. The debate is whether there are older mentions of a similar-sounding name for this town and in the region or if it is a medieval invention. Navaza is certain that the name is of medieval origin. The Historia Turpini, from the 12th century, mentions the name Crunia to refer to the town of Cauria (modern day Coria) in Extremadura. Navaza believes that a misspelling occurred and subsequently, due to every other town in the book being in Galicia, Afonso IX assumed the same applied to Crunia and renamed Faro to match the book. However, there are many scholars that believe that the name Coruña is much older than the 12th century, introducing an ancient origin for the name. Several scholars find the names Caronium and Caronico in ancient sources such as Ptolemy and the Itinerarium Antonini and theorize if they could be linked with the modern name, others mention Callaicorum Lucensium Oppidorum or Spanish Coruña del Conde being related too; From Celtiberian *clunia (“meadow”), cognate with Latin Clunia and French Cluny, from Proto-Celtic *klounis; From Proto-Celtic *Kurund-yāko, shared with Latin Curundus, Latin Curundea, Latin Curunda and in Hungary Latin Curunniace; Caridad Arias sees a theologically-derived origin for the word, connecting it to Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos) and Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), in which he suggests a development of Latin Acorunia, Aquerunia > Old Galician-Portuguese Acruña. From the pre-Indo-European substrate root *kar (“rock, stone”), shared across the wider European region. There are other origins proposed for the name irrespective of the date of the first mention for the name: From Latin columna (“column”), referring to the Tower of Hercules, most likely a folk etymology; From Latin colōnia (“colony, settlement”), paralleling similar developments such as German Köln; From Latin corōna (“crown”), most likely a folk etymology; The article A at the beginning of the name appeared later in the 14th and 15th century, following similar naming conventions in the region. More at La Coruña. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a koˈɾu.ɲa̝/, /a ˈkɾu.ɲa̝/ === Proper noun === A Coruña f A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña) A Coruña (the capital city of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain) ==== Usage notes ==== The definite article a in A Coruña and other Galician proper nouns behaves and follows the same rules as if it was placed before a common noun, and so it contracts with several prepositions, as for example: de + A = da: e.g. veño da Coruña (“I've arrived from A Coruña”) en + A = na: e.g. vivo na Coruña (“I live in A Coruña”) por + A = pola: e.g. vai pola Coruña (“stop by A Coruña”) ==== Coordinate terms ==== herculino ==== Derived terms ==== coruñés === References ===