Bretanha

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania).

Proper noun

Bretanha f

1. Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
2. Britain (the island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales)

Derived terms

• Grand Bretanha

Related terms

• breton
• britanic

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French Bretagne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾeˈtaɲa/

Proper noun

Bretanha

1. Brittany (a peninsula and historical province in northwest France)

Descendants

• Galician: Bretaña
• Portuguese: Bretanha

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Bretanha"

Portuguese

Bretanha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Bretanha, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania). Compare Galician Bretaña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈta.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
• Hyphenation: Bre‧ta‧nha

Proper noun

Bretanha f

1. Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
2. Clipping of Grã-Bretanha (“Britain”).

Related terms

• Grã-Bretanha
• bretão
• Britânia