Pyrenean en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɪɹəˈniːən/
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Etymology
From Latin Pȳrēnaeus + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a mountain range separating France and Spain.
Pierre held his berret ^([sic]) in his hand, and the boldness of the Pyrenean hunter was strangely overcome in the absence of all apparent danger: he really knew not what he did or what he said.
1845, Selina Bunbury, Evenings in the Pyrenées:During the Hundred Days he was in command of an army defending the Pyrenean frontier.
1910, Hugh Chisholm (contributor), The Encyclopædia Britannica: Chatelet-Constantine, page 467:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrenæan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Pyrenaean | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Pyrenean desman · Pyrenean Sheepdog · Pyrenean chamois
Translations (21)
oc pirenèu (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · it pirenaico (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · la Pȳrēnaeus (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · de pyrenäisch (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · grc Πυρηναῖος (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · pl pirenejski (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · uk пірене́йський (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · ru пирене́йский (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · oc pirenenc (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · sv pyreneisk (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · mk пирине́јски (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · nl Pyrenese (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · ast pirenaicu (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · es pirenaico (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · pt pirenaico (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · fr pyrénéen (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · nl Pyrenees (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · ca pirenaic (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · ca pirinenc (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · cs pyrenejský (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) · hy պիրենեյան (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees)