Transsylvanie
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French Transsylvanie, from Latin Trānssylvānia, alternative form of Trānssilvānia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.sil.va.ni/
Proper noun
Transsylvanie f
- Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania); alternative spelling of Transylvanie
- 1749, Recueil des testamens politiques du Cardinal de Richelieu, page 322:
- […] les Souverainetés de Tranſſylvanie, de Valachie, & de Moldavie […]
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Middle French
Etymology
From Latin Trānssylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia.
Proper noun
Transsylvanie f
- alternative spelling of Transsilvanie
- 1608, La Sepmaine, page 467:
- […] ils remonterent en Tranſſyluanie […]
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Descendants
- French: Transsylvanie