Álava
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: äʹ-lə-və, IPA(key): /ˈɑləvə/
Proper noun
Álava
- A province of the Basque Country, Spain.
Translations
province
References
- “Álava”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.lɐ.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.lɐ.bɐ/ [ˈa.lɐ.βɐ]
Proper noun
Álava ?
- Álava (a province of the Basque Country, Spain)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Alava (compare Basque Araba). Further etymology is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Related to a Roman mansion in ab Asturica Burdigalam, from Latin Alba. This name is possibly related to Albéniz (a hamlet in Álava).
- From the Andalusian Arabic prefix ال (al-, “the”) + Basque laua (“plain, flat”). More at Álava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalaba/ [ˈa.la.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -alaba
- Syllabification: Á‧la‧va
Proper noun
Álava f
- Álava (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Vitoria)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Álava on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es