Espanna

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. Alternative spelling of Espanha

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• España

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Compare Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpaɲa/

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. the Iberian Peninsula
   • 1260, Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora (Milagro XIX - Un parto maravilloso):

     En Greçia e en Africa, e en toda Espanna.

     In Greece and in Africa, and in the entire Iberian Peninsula

Descendants

• Ladino: Espanya / איספאנײה
• Spanish: España (see there for further descendants)