A Corunha
Galician
editProper noun
editA Corunha f
- reintegrationist spelling of A Coruña
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin. Predominant theories are:
- A corruption of the word for “crown”, via Galician, French, or a Celtic language;
- 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
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- Hyphenation: A Co‧ru‧nha
Proper noun
editDerived terms
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- Galician feminine nouns
- Galician reintegrationist forms
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- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese terms borrowed from French
- Portuguese terms derived from French
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Celtic languages
- Portuguese terms derived from Celtic languages
- Portuguese terms derived from Scottish Gaelic
- Portuguese terms derived from Leonese
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese multiword terms
- Portuguese feminine nouns
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