Espanha
Portuguese
/iʃˈpɐ.ɲɐ/, /isˈpɐ.ɲɐ/
proper noun
Definitions
- Spain (country in southwestern Europe)
- (obsolete) Iberian Peninsula
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese Espanna (Iberian Peninsula) derived from Latin Hispānia derived from Punic אי שפן (coast of hyraxes).
Origin
Punic
אי שפן
Gloss
coast of hyraxes
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hispānia Latin
- Spania Latin
- Spagna Italian
- Spanje Dutch, Flemish
- Испа́ния Russian
- España Spanish, Castilian
- hispano Spanish, Castilian
- Ἱσπανία Ancient Greek
- Ἱσπανίᾱ Ancient Greek
- Spania Norwegian Bokmål
- Spania Norwegian Nynorsk
- Espaigne Old French
- España Galician
- Espáin Old Irish
- Espáine Old Irish
- Spania Faroese
- Espanna Old Portuguese
- Spagna Romansh
- Spogna Romansh
- España Asturian
- Espanha Old Occitan
- Espanna Old Spanish
- Spagna Venetian
- Spania Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- Espanya Aragonese
- אי שפן Punic
- España Extremaduran