Espanna

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. alternative spelling of Espanha

Old Leonese

Alternative forms

• Espanya

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. Iberia, Spain
   • 1017, Fuero de León:

     Abades et Arcebispos del Rey de espanya

     Abbots and Archbishop of the king of Spain

   • c. 1265, Fuero de Salamanca:

     El Emperador dEſpanna fizo eſta mercede al conceio de Salamanca,

     The emperor of Spain made this pay to the council of Salamanca,

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 / איספאנייה
• Spanish: España (see there for further descendants)