Poitou

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːtuː/, /ˈpwʌtuː/, enPR: pwäʹto͞o, pwŭtʹo͞o
  • (US) IPA(key): /pwɑˈtu/, enPR: pwä-to͞oʹ
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: Poi‧tou

Proper noun

Poitou

  1. A historical region in France, now included in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and formerly in Poitou-Charentes. Seat: Poitiers.

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, Old French, from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pwa.tu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: Poi‧tou

Proper noun

Poitou m

  1. Poitou (a historical region in France)

Proper noun

Poitou m or f

  1. a surname

Derived terms

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