Hispaniola

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English

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Hispaniola (c. 1880)

Etymology

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A borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania +‎ -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (the Spanish Island), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania (the Spanish Island), bestowed upon its discovery in 1492. Doublet of Española.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hispaniola

  1. An island in the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hispaniola f

  1. Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.

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Hispaniola f

  1. Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean Sea)

Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: Ispayola

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Hispaniola f

  1. Hispaniola

Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hispaniōla f sg (genitive Hispaniōlae); first declension

  1. Hispaniola

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hispaniōla
Genitive Hispaniōlae
Dative Hispaniōlae
Accusative Hispaniōlam
Ablative Hispaniōlā
Vocative Hispaniōla
Locative Hispaniōlae

See also

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈɔ.lɐ/ [is.pa.nɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /is.paˈnjɔ.lɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pa.niˈɔ.lɐ/ [iʃ.pa.nɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.paˈnjɔ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.niˈɔ.la/ [is.pa.nɪˈɔ.la], (faster pronunciation) /is.paˈnjɔ.la/

Proper noun

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Hispaniola f

  1. Hispaniola (an island in the Caribbean)
    Synonyms: Ilha de São Domingos, Espanhola