Hispaniola
English
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Hispaniola (c. 1880)
Etymology
A borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania + -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (“the Spanish Island”), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania (“the Spanish Island”), bestowed upon its 'discovery' in 1492.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/, /hɪsˌpæniˈoʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Proper noun
Hispaniola
- An island in the Caribbean, divided into the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Synonyms
- Haiti, Haïti, Hayti, San Domingo, Santo Domingo (obsolete or historical)
Hypernyms
- Greater Antilles
Translations
island in the Caribbean
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Further reading
Hispaniola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- nasophilia
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /is.pə.niˈɔ.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈɔ.la/
Proper noun
Hispaniola f
- Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.pa.njɔ.la/
Proper noun
Hispaniola f
- Hispaniola
Italian
Alternative forms
- Ispaniola
Proper noun
Hispaniola f
- Hispaniola
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈo.la/, [ispäniˈɔːlä]
Proper noun
Hispaniōla f sg (genitive Hispaniōlae); first declension
- Hispaniola
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hispaniōla |
Genitive | Hispaniōlae |
Dative | Hispaniōlae |
Accusative | Hispaniōlam |
Ablative | Hispaniōlā |
Vocative | Hispaniōla |
Locative | Hispaniōlae |
See also
- Haitia
- Rēspūblica Dominicāna
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈɔ.lɐ/ [is.pa.nɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /is.paˈnjɔ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pa.niˈɔ.lɐ/ [iʃ.pa.nɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.paˈnjɔ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈɔ.la/ [is.pa.nɪˈɔ.la], (faster pronunciation) /is.paˈnjɔ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.paˈnjɔ.lɐ/
Proper noun
Hispaniola f
- Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)
- Synonyms: Ilha de São Domingos, Espanhola