Brescia
See also: Bréscia
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛʃə/
- Rhymes: -ɛʃə
Proper noun
Brescia (countable and uncountable, plural Brescias)
- A province of Lombardy, Italy.
- The capital city of Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Related terms
Translations
city and province of Italy
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brescia is the 17300th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1636 individuals. Brescia is most common among White (92.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brescia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Italian
Etymology
From Lombard Brèsa, Latin Brixia, probably from a Gaulish/Celtic (Cisalpine) root meaning "hill".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbreʃ.ʃa/, /ˈbrɛʃ.ʃa/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eʃʃa, -ɛʃʃa
- Hyphenation: Bré‧scia, Brè‧scia
Proper noun
Brescia f
Derived terms
References
- Brescia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɛʂ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʂja
- Syllabification: Bres‧cia
Proper noun
Brescia f
Declension
Declension of Brescia
singular | |
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nominative | Brescia |
genitive | Brescii |
dative | Brescii |
accusative | Brescię |
instrumental | Brescią |
locative | Brescii |
vocative | Brescio |
Derived terms
adjective
- bresciański
noun
- brescianin
Further reading
- Brescia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
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