Hispania

See also: Hispània and Hispânia

English

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Spain.

Proper noun

Hispania

1. (historical) The Iberian Peninsula, when under the control of Ancient Rome.

Related terms

• Hispania Tarraconensis

 

Translations

the Iberian Peninsula in ancient times

• Catalan: Hispània (ca) f
• Finnish: Hispania (fi)
• Galician: Hispania (gl) f
• Georgian:

  Old Georgian: სპანიაჲ (sṗaniay)

• Hindi: हिस्पानिया (hi) (hispāniyā)
• Latin: Hispānia (la) f
• Portuguese: Hispânia (pt) f
• Sicilian: Ispània
• Urdu: ہَسْپانِیَہ m (haspāniya), اُنْدُلُس m (undulus)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Espanja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhispɑniɑ/, [ˈhis̠pɑ̝ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): His‧pa‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Hispania

1. (historical) Hispania
2. (obsolete) Synonym of Espanja (“Spain”) [late 18th–19th c.]
   • 1775 September, Suomalaiset Tieto-Sanomat‎^[1], Turku: J[ohan]. C[hristopher]. Frenckell, page 4 (verso):

     Hiſpanian Waltakunnalla on myoͤs Sota […] Marokkon ja Alſirin Waltoja waſtan.

     [Hispanian valtakunnalla on myös sota […] Marokon ja Alsirin [Algeerian] valtoja vastaan.]

     The Kingdom of Spain too has a War, […] against the States of Morocco and Algeria.

   • 1872, A[lexander]. Ed[vard]. Modeen, translated by A[leksanteri]. Rahkonen, Oppikirja Maantieteessä [Geography Textbook]‎^[2], Vyborg: Clouberg & Co, page 111:

     Madrid, Hispanian pääkaupunki,

     [Madrid, Hispanian pääkaupunki,]

     Madrid, the capital of Spain,

   • 1895 August 23, Uudenkaupungin Sanomat, Uusikaupunki, →ISSN, page 3:

     W. 1854 tarjoſiwat Yhdyswallat Kuban ſaaresta Hispanialle 120 milj. dollaria

     [V. 1854 tarjosivat Yhdysvallat Kuuban saaresta Hispanialle 120 miljoonaa dollaria]

     In 1854, the United States offered Spain 120 million dollars for the island of Cuba

Declension

Inflection of Hispania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Hispania	—
genitive		Hispanian	—
partitive		Hispaniaa	—
illative		Hispaniaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Hispania	—
accusative	nom.	Hispania	—
	gen.	Hispanian
genitive		Hispanian	—
partitive		Hispaniaa	—
inessive		Hispaniassa	—
elative		Hispaniasta	—
illative		Hispaniaan	—
adessive		Hispanialla	—
ablative		Hispanialta	—
allative		Hispanialle	—
essive		Hispaniana	—
translative		Hispaniaksi	—
abessive		Hispaniatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hispania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hispaniani — accusative nom. Hispaniani — gen. Hispaniani genitive Hispaniani — partitive Hispaniaani — inessive Hispaniassani — elative Hispaniastani — illative Hispaniaani — adessive Hispaniallani — ablative Hispanialtani — allative Hispanialleni — essive Hispanianani — translative Hispaniakseni — abessive Hispaniattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hispaniasi — accusative nom. Hispaniasi — gen. Hispaniasi genitive Hispaniasi — partitive Hispaniaasi — inessive Hispaniassasi — elative Hispaniastasi — illative Hispaniaasi — adessive Hispaniallasi — ablative Hispanialtasi — allative Hispaniallesi — essive Hispanianasi — translative Hispaniaksesi — abessive Hispaniattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hispaniamme — accusative nom. Hispaniamme — gen. Hispaniamme genitive Hispaniamme — partitive Hispaniaamme — inessive Hispaniassamme — elative Hispaniastamme — illative Hispaniaamme — adessive Hispaniallamme — ablative Hispanialtamme — allative Hispaniallemme — essive Hispanianamme — translative Hispaniaksemme — abessive Hispaniattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hispanianne — accusative nom. Hispanianne — gen. Hispanianne genitive Hispanianne — partitive Hispaniaanne — inessive Hispaniassanne — elative Hispaniastanne — illative Hispaniaanne — adessive Hispaniallanne — ablative Hispanialtanne — allative Hispaniallenne — essive Hispaniananne — translative Hispaniaksenne — abessive Hispaniattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hispaniansa — accusative nom. Hispaniansa — gen. Hispaniansa genitive Hispaniansa — partitive Hispaniaansa — inessive Hispaniassaan Hispaniassansa — elative Hispaniastaan Hispaniastansa — illative Hispaniaansa — adessive Hispaniallaan Hispaniallansa — ablative Hispanialtaan Hispanialtansa — allative Hispanialleen Hispaniallensa — essive Hispanianaan Hispanianansa — translative Hispaniakseen Hispaniaksensa — abessive Hispaniattaan Hispaniattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hispania, Hispanian, Hispanic, French Hispanie, hispanique, Spanish hispano, hispánico, ultimately from Latin Hispānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.spa.ˈni.a/

Proper noun

Hispania

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Derived terms

• Hispaniala (“Spanish”)
• Hispaniana (“Spanish”)
• Hispaniano (“Spaniard”)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Latin

Alternative forms

• Spania, Ispania, Yspania (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Traditionally thought to derive from a Phoenician/Punic name *𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤍 (*ʾyšpn /⁠*ʔī šap̄ān⁠/, literally “island of the hyrax”), with elements equivalent to Hebrew אִי (ʔī, “island”) and שָׁפָן (šap̄ā́n, “hyrax”), where the Phoenicians would have thought the land's many rabbits to resemble hyraxes. This theory had some currency among Roman authors, and may explain why Hispania is depicted with rabbits on some Roman coins. But later scholars have sometimes doubted this interpretation and proposed other possible Phoenician etyma, like *𐤀𐤉 𐤑𐤐𐤍 (*ʾy ṣpn /⁠*ʔī ṣappūn⁠/, literally “island of the north”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hisˈpaː.ni.a/, [hɪs̠ˈpäːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /isˈpa.ni.a/, [isˈpäːniä]

Proper noun

Hispānia f sg (genitive Hispāniae); first declension

1. Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita XXIX.1:

     Eadem aestate in Hispania coortum ingens bellum conciente Ilergete Indibili nulla alia de causa quam per admirationem Scipionis contemptu imperatorum aliorum orto: eum superesse unum ducem Romanis ceteris ab Hannibale interfectis.

     During this summer an extensive war broke out in Spain at the instigation of Indibilis, whose sole motive was his intense admiration for Scipio which made him think lightly of other commanders. The people looked upon him as the only general the Romans had left to them, all the others having been killed by Hannibal.

2. (New Latin) Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hispānia
Genitive	Hispāniae
Dative	Hispāniae
Accusative	Hispāniam
Ablative	Hispāniā
Vocative	Hispānia

Related terms

• Hispānia Citerior
• Hispānia Ulterior
• Hispānicus
• Hispāniēnsis
• Hispānus

 

Descendants

Descendants of Hispania

• Aromanian: Ispania
• ⇒ Asturian: España
• Catalan: Espanya
• Italian: Spagna
  • → Albanian: Spanjë
• Occitan: Espanha
• Old French: Espaigne (see there for further descendants)
• Old Galician-Portuguese: Espanha, Espanna
  • Fala: España
  • Galician: España
  • Portuguese: Espanha
• Old Spanish: Espanna, España
  • Ladino: Espanya / איספאנײה
  • Spanish: España (see there for further descendants)
• Romanian: Spania
• Romansch: Spagna
• Sardinian: Ispagna
• Sicilian: Spagna
• → Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία (Hispanía), Σπᾱνῐ́ᾱ (Spāníā), Ἑσπᾱνῐ́ᾱ (Hespāníā)
  • Greek: Ισπανία (Ispanía)
  • → Old Georgian: სპანიაჲ (sṗaniay)
  • ⇒ Georgian: ესპანეთი (esṗaneti)
• → Catalan: Hispània
• →? Chinese: 西班牙 (Xībānyá)
  • → Korean: 서반아 (seobana)
  • ⇒ Vietnamese: Tây Ban Nha
• → Dutch: Spanje
  • > Afrikaans: Spanje (inherited)
• → Esperanto: Hispanio
• ⇒ Estonian: Hispaania
• → German: Hispanien
• → Ido: Hispania
• → Japanese: イスパニア
• → Middle High German: Spanje
  • German: Spanien
  • Luxembourgish: Spuenien
• ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: Spania
• ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: Spania
• → Old English: Ispania
• → Polish: Hiszpania
  • → Ukrainian: Гишпа́нія (Hyšpánija)
• → Portuguese: Hispânia
  • → Hindustani:
    • Urdu: ہَسْپانِیَہ (haspāniya)
  • → Japanese: イスパニャ
• → Russian: Испа́ния (Ispánija), Испа́нія (Ispánija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918), (dated) Гишпа́ния (Gišpánija), (dated) Гишпа́нія (Gišpánija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
  • → Armenian: Իսպանիա (Ispania)
  • ⇒ Mongolian:
    • Cyrillic script: Испани (Ispani)
    • Mongolian script: ᠢᠰᠫᠠᠨ᠋ᠢ (ispani)
• → Welsh: Sbaen

Swahili

Alternative forms

• Uhispania

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Hispania

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Related terms

• Mhispania