Cotlliure
Catalan
Etymology
First recorded in Latin Castrum Caucoliberi.
Possibly from an Iberian root *kauk- (“bay”) and Latin Illiberi, the ancient name of the town of Elne (in Catalan Elna); interpretable as “port of Illiberi”.
Compare lliure (“free”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kuˈʎiw.ɾə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kuʎˈʎiw.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /koˈʎiw.ɾe/
- Rhymes: -iwɾe
Proper noun
Cotlliure m
- A vila of the Rosselló (Roussillon) district in Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France. French name: Coullioure.
Derived terms
- cotlliurenc