Pyrénées

== English == === Proper noun === the Pyrénées pl (plural only) Alternative spelling of Pyrenees. == French == === Etymology === Inherited, through ellipsis, from Middle French montaignes Pyrenees f pl (literally “Pyrenean mountains”), itself a partial calque of Latin Pȳrēnaeī montēs m pl, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Πυρηναῖα ὄρη n pl (Purēnaîa órē). By surface analysis, pyrénée (adjective) +‎ -s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi.ʁe.ne/ Homophone: Pyrénée === Proper noun === Pyrénées f pl (plural only) Pyrenees (a mountain range between France and Spain) Synonym: monts Pyrénées m pl (dated, literary) ==== Usage notes ==== In contemporary French, Pyrénées is considered feminine. However, in earlier stages of the language, the word was also used as masculine, especially in the phrase monts Pyrénées (from Middle French mons Pyrenees m, from Latin Pȳrēnaeī montes m). Below are two examples from 18th-century authors showing masculine gender agreement between Pyrénées and an adjective: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ottoman Turkish: پیرنه (Pirene) → Ottoman Turkish: پیرنه‌لر (Pireneler) Turkish: Pireneler → Persian: پیرنه (pirene) === References ===