Britannia Minor

== Latin == === Etymology === Originally simply Britannia, as in Gregory of Tours (6th century CE), for the Britons who migrated there in late antiquity; by the 11th century minor (“lesser”) was commonly appended to distinguish the region from Great Britain. === Proper noun === Britannia Minor f sg (genitive Britanniae Minōris); first declension (Medieval Latin) Brittany Synonym: Armorica ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Little Britain (calque) → French: Petite-Bretagne (calque)