English

Proper noun

Galiza

1. Alternative form of Galicia

Asturian

Proper noun

Galiza f

1. Alternative form of Galicia

Galician

Alternative forms

• Galicia

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Galiza, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī ‎(“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Galiza f

1. Galicia (region in Spain)

Old Norse

Galiza í Spáni.

Etymology

Borrowing from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī ‎(“a Celtic tribe in the region”).

Noun

Galiza f (genitive Galizu)

1. Galicia (autonomous community of Spain)

Declension

Synonyms

• Jakobsland

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī ‎(“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈli.d͡za/

Proper noun

Galiza

1. (Kingdom of) Galicia.
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Caldeirom, B 1623: Os d'Aragom, que soen donear (facsimile)

     q(ua)ndeu vin de galiza

     when I came from Galicia

Descendants

• Galician: Galiza
• Portuguese: Galiza

Portuguese

Galiza

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Galiza, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī ‎(“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ˈli.zɐ/

Proper noun

Galiza f

1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• galego