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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Said to be a corruption of the Messapic word for the head of a male deer (see βρέντιον), possibly based on the shape of the port. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bren.té.si.on/ → /βrenˈte.si.on/ → /vrenˈde.si.on/
Proper noun
Βρεντέσιον • (Brentésion) n (genitive Βρεντεσίου); second declension
- Brindisi (a city in southern Italy)
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