Vitoria-Gasteiz

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish Vitoria + Gasteiz.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bitoɾia ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [bi.t̪o.ɾi.a ɣ̞as̺.t̪ei̯s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bitoɾia ɡas̺tei̯s̺/ [bi.t̪o.ɾi.a ɣ̞as̺.t̪ei̯s̺]

  • Hyphenation: Vi‧to‧ria-Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Vitoria-Gasteiz inan

  1. Vitoria (a city in Spain)
    Synonyms: Gasteiz, Vitoria (archaic)

Usage notes

  • This is the official name of the city (in Basque and Spanish), being mostly confined to official documents. Modern Basque virtually always uses Gasteiz, while older texts use Vitoria.

Declension

References

  • Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˌtoɾja ɡasˈteis/ [biˌt̪o.ɾja ɣ̞asˈt̪ei̯s]
  • Syllabification: Vi‧to‧ria-Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Vitoria-Gasteiz f

  1. Vitoria (a city in Spain)

Usage notes

  • This is the official name of the city (in Spanish and Basque), being mostly confined to official documents. Spanish speakers usually use Vitoria and more rarely Gasteiz.
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