Ariège

See also: Ariege and ariège

English

Proper noun

Ariège

  1. One of the départements in Occitanie, France (INSEE code 09)
    Meronym: Couserans
  2. A tributary of the Garonne

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French

Etymology

The department is named after the river; said to be from Latin aurigera (“bearing gold”), referring to the Gauls' practice of panning gold.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ʁjɛʒ/
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Proper noun

Ariège f

  1. Ariège (a department of Occitanie, France)
    Meronym: Couserans
  2. Ariège (a right tributary of the Garonne in Occitanie, France)

Derived terms

References
  1. Aperçu historique sur l'exploitation des métaux dans la Gaule [archive]. A. Daubrée. p. 300

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Ariège.

Proper noun

Ariège m

  1. Ariège (a department of Occitanie, France)
  2. Ariège (river)
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