Bretanha

Galician

Proper noun

Bretanha f

  1. reintegrationist spelling of Bretaña:
    1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
    2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania).

Proper noun

Bretanha f

  1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
  2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)

Derived terms

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Bretagne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾeˈtaɲa/

Proper noun

Bretanha

  1. Brittany (a peninsula and historical province in northwest France)

Descendants

  • Galician: Bretaña
  • Portuguese: Bretanha

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Bretanha, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania). Compare Galician Bretaña.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa/
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: Bre‧ta‧nha

Proper noun

Bretanha f

  1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
  2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)
  3. Britain (ellipsis of Grã-Bretanha: an island and country in Northern Europe)
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