Poitou
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːtuː/, /ˈpwʌtuː/, enPR: pwäʹto͞o, pwŭtʹo͞o
- (US) IPA(key): /pwɑˈtu/, enPR: pwä-to͞oʹ
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: Poi‧tou
Proper noun edit
Poitou
- A historical region in France, now included in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and formerly in Poitou-Charentes. Seat: Poitiers.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French, Old French, from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Poitou m
- Poitou (a historical region in France)
Proper noun edit
Poitou m or f
- a surname