Espanha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Proper noun ===
Espanha f
reintegrationist spelling of España
=== References ===
“Espanha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.
=== Proper noun ===
Espanha f
Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Synonym: Espanh
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 291
Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Espanna
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /es̺ˈpa.ɲa/
=== Proper noun ===
Espanha f
the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.
the Moors of Iberia and of Africa
==== Related terms ====
espanhol
==== Descendants ====
Fala: España
Galician: España
Portuguese: Espanha
=== Further reading ===
Universo Cantigas - "Espanha1"
== Old Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin Hispānia. Compare Old Spanish Espanna and Old Galician-Portuguese Espanna.
=== Proper noun ===
Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)
the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
==== Descendants ====
Occitan: Espanha
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Hespanha (pre-standardization spelling)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia, a borrowing.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ, (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ
Hyphenation: Es‧pa‧nha
=== Proper noun ===
Espanha f (plural Espanhas)
Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: Reino de Espanha; capital and largest city: Madrid)
(archaic or poetic, usually in the plural) Iberian Peninsula
==== Usage notes ====
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.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Japanese: イスパニャ (Isupanya)
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
“Espanha”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“espanha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913