Vitoria-Gasteiz

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Basque

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Etymology

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From Spanish Vitoria +‎ Gasteiz.

Pronunciation

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  • 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

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Vitoria-Gasteiz inan

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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References

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  • Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos[1] (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Vitoria-Gasteiz f

  1. Vitoria (a city in Spain)

Usage notes

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  • 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.