Espanna
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺ˈpa.ɲa/
Proper noun
Espanna f
- the Iberian Peninsula
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 385 (facsimile):
- os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.
- the Moors of Iberia and of Africa
- os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 385 (facsimile):
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺ˈpaɲa/
Proper noun
Espanna f
- 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
- En Greçia e en Africa, e en toda Espanna.
- 1260, Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora (Milagro XIX - Un parto maravilloso):
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