Brescia
See also: Bréscia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Brescia, Lombard Brèsa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛʃə/
- Rhymes: -ɛʃə
Proper noun
Brescia (countable and uncountable, plural Brescias)
- A province of Lombardy, Italy.
- A city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Anagrams
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 (demonym bresciano)
- Brescia (a province of Lombardy, Italy)
- Brescia (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)
Proper noun
Brescia m or f by sense
References
- ^ Brescia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian Brescia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.ʂja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʂja
- Syllabification: Bresc‧ia
Proper noun
Brescia f (related adjective bresciański, demonym brescianin, female demonym brescianka)
- Brescia (a province of Lombardy, Italy)
- Brescia (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)
Declension
Declension of Brescia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Brescia |
| genitive | Brescii |
| dative | Brescii |
| accusative | Brescię |
| instrumental | Brescią |
| locative | Brescii |
| vocative | Brescio |
Further reading
Spanish
Proper noun
Brescia ?