Baiona

Basque

Etymology

Possibly a native Basque name from ibai (river) +‎ ona (good), but see discussion on Wikipedia at Bayonne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bai̯ona/ [bai̯.o.na]
  • Rhymes: -ona, -a
  • Hyphenation: Bai‧o‧na

Proper noun

Baiona inan

  1. Bayonne (a city and commune of France)

Declension

Declension of Baiona (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite
absolutive Baiona
ergative Baionak
dative Baionari
genitive Baionaren
comitative Baionarekin
causative Baionarengatik
benefactive Baionarentzat
instrumental Baionaz
inessive Baionan
locative Baionako
allative Baionara
terminative Baionaraino
directive Baionarantz
destinative Baionarako
ablative Baionatik
partitive Baionarik
prolative Baionatzat

References

Catalan

Proper noun

Baiona

  1. Bayonne (a city and commune of France)

Galician

Etymology

From Old French Bayonne, itself probably from Basque.[1] The town was renamed in the 13th century; its earlier name was Hiriçãa or Erizana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈjona/ [baˈjo.nɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ona

Proper noun

Baiona f

  1. a municipality and town in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

See also

References

  • "Baiona" in Aquén, Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. ^ Navaza, Gonzalo (2017) “A intervenção régia na toponímia galega medieval. Os nomes de Afonso IX (1188-1230) / The royal intervention in the Galician medieval toponymy. The names of Alfonso IX (1188-1230)”, in Guavira Letras[1], number 25, retrieved 9 May 2018, pages 58-59.

Occitan

Proper noun

Baiona ?

  1. Bayonne (a city and commune of France)

Derived terms

  • baionés

Portuguese

Proper noun

Baiona

  1. Bayonne (a city and commune of France)

Derived terms

  • baionês