English

Proper noun

Hispania

1. (historical) The Iberian Peninsula, when under the control of Ancient Rome.

Translations

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English Hispania, Hispanian, Hispanic, French Hispanie, hispanique, Spanish hispano, hispánico, ultimately from Latin Hispānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.spa.ˈni.a/

Proper noun

Hispania

1. Spain

Derived terms

• Hispaniala ‎(“Spanish”)
• Hispaniana ‎(“Spanish”)
• Hispaniano ‎(“Spaniard”)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano ^{(Categories: io:Countries, io:Countries of Europe)}

Latin

Etymology

Possibly derived from the Punic אישפן ‎(I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”), in turn a misidentification on the part of Phoenician explorers of its numerous rabbits as hyraxes.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hisˈpaː.ni.a/, [hɪsˈpaː.ni.a]

Proper noun

Hispānia f ‎(genitive Hispāniae); first declension

1. Iberia; modern day Spain and Portugal
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri XXIX.1

     Eadem aestate in Hispania coortum ingens bellum conciente Ilergete Indibili nulla alia de causa quam per admirationem Scipionis contemptu imperatorum aliorum orto: eum superesse unum ducem Romanis ceteris ab Hannibale interfectis.

     During this summer an extensive war broke out in Spain at the instigation of Indibilis, whose sole motive was his intense admiration for Scipio which made him think lightly of other commanders. The people looked upon him as the only general the Romans had left to them, all the others having been killed by Hannibal.

2. (New Latin) Spain (modern country)

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• Hispania Ulterior
• Hispania Citerior
• Hispaniensis
• Hispanicus
• Hispānus, hispānus

Descendants

Swahili

Proper noun

Hispania

1. Spain

Related terms

• Mhispania