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Poitiers
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English
Etymology 1
Directly borrowed from en fr Poitiers 1, en frm Poictiers, from en fro Peitiers, from en la Pictāva, la Pictāvium, la Pictāvis, after the la Pictones, the en cel-gau - tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/ /ˈpwʌtɪ.eɪ/ UK, pwäʹtē-ā pwŭtʹē-ā
en /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/ /ˌpwɑtiˈeɪ/ US, pwäʹtē-ā pwä'tē-āʹ
en eɪ 3
en Poi ti eh
Proper noun
en city/capital dept/Vienne r:suf/Nouvelle-Aquitaine c/France.
Related terms
en Poitevin poitevinite Poitou
Translations
city in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Armenian: hy Պուատիե
Catalan: ca Piteus f, ca Peiteus f, ca Peiteu f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 普瓦捷 Pǔwájié
Dutch: nl Poitiers n
French: fr Poitiers m
Middle French: frm Poictiers m
Old French: fro Peitiers m
Greek: el Πουατιέ n
Icelandic: is Peituborg f
Latin: la Limōnum Pictāvium n, la Limōnum n
Middle English: enm Peyters
Occitan: oc Peitieus f
Poitevin-Saintongeais: roa-poi Poetàe ?
Portuguese: pt Poitiers m
Russian: ru Пуатье́ m
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Poitier
French
fr:
Etymology
fr frm Poictiers, from fr fro Peitiers, from fr la Pictāva, la Pictāvium, la Pictāvis, after the la Pictones, the fr cel-gau - tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation
fr e
fr Fr-Poitiers.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Poitiers.wav <<France>> (<<Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost>>)
fr Poi tiers
Proper noun
m
fr city/capital dept/Vienne r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine c/France Poitiers
Related terms
fr poitevin
fr Poitevin m, fr Poitevine f
fr Poitou m
Descendants
en Poitiers