Vizcaya
Appearance
Old Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”).
Proper noun
[edit]Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a lordship corresponding to the modern province of Biscay, Spain)
- 1305, Cortes of Medina del Campo :[1]
- Don Diago, Sennor de Vizcaya, Alferez del rey confirma
- Don Diego, Lord of Biscay, ensign of the King, confirms
- Don Diago, Sennor de Vizcaya, Alferez del rey confirma
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish Vizcaya,[1] ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: Viz‧ca‧ya
Proper noun
[edit]Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Bilbao)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Vizcaya”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia
Categories:
- Old Spanish terms derived from Basque
- Old Spanish lemmas
- Old Spanish proper nouns
- Old Spanish feminine nouns
- osp:Places in Spain
- Old Spanish terms with quotations
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Basque
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa
- Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Provinces of Spain
- es:Places in the Basque Country
- es:Places in Spain