Armorica

See also: Armórica

English

Etymology

From Latin Armorica (compare Middle English Armorik), from Transalpine Gaulish *Aremorika (“(place) by the sea”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare (“in front of”) + *mori (“sea”). Compare Breton war vor, Welsh ar fôr (“on the sea”), and the tribe Morini.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɒɹɪkə/

Proper noun

Armorica

1. (historical) The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany.

Derived terms

• Armorican

Translations

historic French region

• Armenian: Արմորիկա (Armorika)
• Basque: Armorika
• Belarusian: Арморыка f (Armóryka)
• Breton: Arvorig m

  Middle Breton: Armoric

• Bulgarian: Арморика f (Armorika)
• Catalan: Armòrica f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿摩里卡

• Czech: Armorika f
• Dutch: Armorica
• Esperanto: Armoriko
• Finnish: Armorika
• French: Armorique (fr) f
• Galician: Armórica f
• German: Aremorica (de), Armorica (de)
• Greek: Αρμορική f (Armorikí)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀρμορική f (Armorikḗ)

• Irish: Armoiric, Aremorica
• Italian: Armorica f
• Japanese: アルモリカ
• Latin: Armorica f, Aremorica f
• Lithuanian: Armorika, Aremorika
• Manx: Armorica
• Middle English: Armorik f
• Norwegian: Armorica f
• Polish: Armoryka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Armórica f
• Russian: Армо́рика f (Armórika), Аремо́рика f (Aremórika)
• Scottish Gaelic: Armorica
• Serbo-Croatian: Арморика f
• Spanish: Armórica f
• Ukrainian: Арморика f (Armoryka)
• Welsh: Armorica, Aremorica
• West Frisian: Armoarika