paês

Lombard

Alternative forms

• paes (undiacriticised)
• paés, pais (Alternative spellings)

Etymology

From Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), from Latin pāgus (“village; district”). Compare Catalan país, Italian paese, Portuguese país, Spanish país, Venetan pajès, Friulian paîs, Istriot and Piedmontese pais, Sicilian pajisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈeːs/, [paˈiːs] (Western)
• IPA^(key): /paˈeːs/, [paˈeːs] (Eastern)

Noun

paês m (plural paês)

1. Alternative spelling of paes.

Related terms

• paesan