Hispaniola
English
editEtymology
editA borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania + -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (“the Spanish Island”), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania (“the Spanish Island”), bestowed upon its discovery in 1492. Doublet of Española.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/, /hɪsˌpæniˈoʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Proper noun
editHispaniola
- An island in the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Synonyms
edit- Española (uncommon); Haiti, Haïti, Hayti, San Domingo, Santo Domingo (obsolete or historical)
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editisland in the Caribbean
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Further reading
edit- Hispaniola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHispaniola f
- Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHispaniola f
- Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean Sea)
Descendants
edit- Haitian Creole: Ispayola
Italian
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editHispaniola f
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈo.la/, [ispäniˈɔːlä]
Proper noun
editHispaniōla f sg (genitive Hispaniōlae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hispaniōla |
Genitive | Hispaniōlae |
Dative | Hispaniōlae |
Accusative | Hispaniōlam |
Ablative | Hispaniōlā |
Vocative | Hispaniōla |
Locative | Hispaniōlae |
See also
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
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Proper noun
editHispaniola f
- Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)
- Synonyms: Ilha de São Domingos, Espanhola
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- en:Islands
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