Espanha
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.
Proper nounEdit
Espanha f
Derived termsEdit
Old OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Hispānia. Compare Old Spanish Espanna and Old Portuguese Espanna.
Proper nounEdit
Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)
DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Hespanha (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Espanha f
- Spain (a country in southwestern Europe)
- (obsolete or poetic) Iberian Peninsula
Usage notesEdit
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.