Aýna, Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Albacete |
| Comarca | Sierra del Segura |
| Judicial district | Hellín |
| Demonym | Aýniegos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 02125 |
| Website | Official website |
Aýna[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈina]) is a small village and municipality in the southern region of the province of Albacete, in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is a popular summer vacation destination due to its pleasant scenery and climate. It has a population of over 900 inhabitants, which has declined between 1950 and 2000. Aýna is referred to as "Manchegan Switzerland" due to its location between two mountain ranges.
Name
[edit]The name of Aýna is derived from the Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn) meaning 'spring' or 'source'.[1] The spelling of the town preserves an archaic[2] use of the letter ⟨y⟩, which was common in Old Castilian. Although the historic spelling used the letter ⟨y⟩,[1] the modern spelling contains an accent to indicate the ⟨a⟩ and ⟨ý⟩ belong to different syllables rather than forming a diphthong.[3][1][4] The spelling is notable for having one of the only Spanish language use of the character ⟨ý⟩.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Aýna, un pueblo con acento" [Aýna, a village with an accent]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ RAE (2010:645)
- ^ RAE (2010:235)
- ^ @RAEinforma (October 23, 2019). "¿La «y» se tilda en algún caso?" [Can the letter "y" ever have an accent?] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ortografía de la lengua española [Orthography of the Spanish language] (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. 2010. p. 235. ISBN 9788467047868. OCLC 757621776.
External links
[edit]38°33′N 2°05′W / 38.550°N 2.083°W
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