A Coruña
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]A Coruña
- A historic city on the coast of Galicia, Spain.
- Synonyms: (Spanish form) La Coruña, (dated) Corunna, (archaic) The Groyne
- A province of Galicia, Spain.
Translations
[edit]city in Galicia
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Predominant theories are:
- A corruption of the word for “crown”;
- From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
- From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach (literally “harbor of the brave men”): Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast;
- From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]A Coruña f
- A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña)
- A Coruña (a city in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain)
Usage notes
[edit]The definite article a in A Coruña and other Galician proper nouns behaves and follows the same rules as if it was placed before a common noun, and so it contracts with several prepositions, as for example:
- de + A = da: e.g. veño da Coruña (“I've arrived from A Coruña”)
- en + A = na: e.g. vivo na Coruña (“I live in A Coruña”)
- por + A = pola: e.g. vai pola Coruña (“stop by A Coruña”)
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