"Pyrenees" meaning in Middle French

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Proper name

Forms: Pyrenæes [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Pȳrēnaeī (as used in Pȳrēnaeī montēs (literally “Pyrenean mountains”)), masculine plural of Latin Pȳrēnaeus (“Pyrenean”), from Ancient Greek Πῡρηναῖος (Pūrēnaîos), from Πῡρήνη (Pūrḗnē) + -αῖος (-aîos). Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|la|Pȳrēnaeus|Pȳrēnaeī}} Latin Pȳrēnaeī, {{der|frm|la|Pȳrēnaeus||Pyrenean}} Latin Pȳrēnaeus (“Pyrenean”), {{der|frm|grc|Πῡρηναῖος}} Ancient Greek Πῡρηναῖος (Pūrēnaîos), {{af|grc|Πῡρήνη|-αῖος|nocat=1}} Πῡρήνη (Pūrḗnē) + -αῖος (-aîos) Head templates: {{head|frm|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=m-p|g2=|head=|sort=}} Pyrenees m pl, {{frm-proper noun|m-p}} Pyrenees m pl
  1. Pyrenees; ellipsis of mons Pyrenees m pl Tags: masculine, plural
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