Vizcaya

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”).

Proper noun

Vizcaya f

  1. 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

Descendants

  • Ladino: Vizkaya
  • Spanish: Vizcaya

References

  1. ^ Santiago López Castillo (1984) Diplomatario de Salinas de Añana. 1194-1465, San Sebastián: Eusko Ikaskuntza, →ISBN, doc. 16, page 50

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Vizcaya,[1] ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /biθˈkaʝa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America, Philippines) /bisˈkaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bisˈkaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bisˈkaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: Viz‧ca‧ya

Proper noun

Vizcaya f

  1. Biscay (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Bilbao)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Vizcaya”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia
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