Poitou
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːtuː/, /ˈpwʌtuː/, enPR: pwäʹto͞o, pwŭtʹo͞o
- (US) IPA(key): /pwɑˈtu/, enPR: pwä-to͞oʹ
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: Poi‧tou
Proper noun[edit]
Poitou
- A historical region in France, now included in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and formerly in Poitou-Charentes. Seat: Poitiers.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
historical region in France
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French, Old French, from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Poitou m
- Poitou (a historical region in France)
Proper noun[edit]
Poitou m or f
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
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- English terms borrowed from French
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- English terms derived from Latin
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- Rhymes:English/uː
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Historical and traditional regions
- en:Places in France
- en:Places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Gaulish
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:French/u
- Rhymes:French/u/2 syllables
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Historical and traditional regions
- fr:Places in France
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- French surnames
- fr:Ancient Europe