Armorica

See also: Armórica

English

Etymology

From Latin Armorica (compare Middle English Armorik), from Transalpine Gaulish *Aremorika (“(place) by the sea”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare (“in front of”) + *mori (“sea”). Compare Breton war vor, Welsh ar fôr (“on the sea”), and the tribe Morini.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɒɹɪkə/

Proper noun

Armorica

(historical) The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany.

Derived terms

Armorican

Translations

historic French region

Armenian: Արմորիկա (Armorika)
Basque: Armorika
Belarusian: Арморыка f (Armóryka)
Breton: Arvorig m
Middle Breton: Armoric
Bulgarian: Арморика f (Armorika)
Catalan: Armòrica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿摩里卡
Czech: Armorika f
Dutch: Armorica
Esperanto: Armoriko
Finnish: Armorika
French: Armorique (fr) f
Galician: Armórica f
German: Aremorica (de), Armorica (de)
Greek: Αρμορική f (Armorikí)
Ancient Greek: Ἀρμορική f (Armorikḗ)
Irish: Armoiric, Aremorica
Italian: Armorica f
Japanese: アルモリカ
Latin: Armorica f, Aremorica f
Lithuanian: Armorika, Aremorika
Manx: Armorica
Middle English: Armorik f
Norwegian: Armorica f
Polish: Armoryka (pl) f
Portuguese: Armórica f
Russian: Армо́рика f (Armórika), Аремо́рика f (Aremórika)
Scottish Gaelic: Armorica
Serbo-Croatian: Арморика f
Spanish: Armórica f
Ukrainian: Арморика f (Armoryka)
Welsh: Armorica, Aremorica
West Frisian: Armoarika

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