e/I Breasail

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has glosseng: Brazil, also known as Hy-Brazil or several other variants, is a phantom island which features in many Irish myths. It was said to be cloaked in mist, except for one day each seven years, when it became visible but could still not be reached. It probably has similar roots to St. Brendan's Island. The names Brazil and Hy-Brazil are thought to come from the Irish Uí Breasail (meaning "descendants (i.e., clan) of Breasal"), one of the ancient clans of northeastern Ireland. cf. Old Irish: Í: island; bres: beauty, worth; great, mighty
lexicalizationeng: Brazil
lexicalizationeng: I Breasail
lexicalizationeng: Í Breasail
instance ofc/Fictional islands
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German
has glossdeu: Die Brasilinsel (Hy Brasil) gehört zu den sogenannten Phantominseln. Dies sind Scheininseln, die zwar auf Karten aus der Renaissance und der Frühen Neuzeit eingezeichnet sind, aber in Wahrheit nie existierten.
lexicalizationdeu: Brasilinsel
Esperanto
has glossepo: Hi-Brazilo (Hy-Brazil kaj aliaj variaĵoj: «O'Brasil», nun irlanda familinomo, kaj «Hy Bressail») aŭ simple Insulo de Brazilo esta mitologia insulo de Atlantiko ligita al legendo de Sankta Brendano kaj al legendo de feliĉa insulo komuna al ĉiuj hindeŭropaj kulturoj (Atlantido, Avalono, Insulo de Hisperidoj, Antilio, Drogio, Emparedada, Estotilando, Grocelando, ktp.).
lexicalizationepo: Hi-Brazilo
Italian
has glossita: Hy Brazil o Brazil o Brasil è il nome di unisola leggendaria che si pensava esistesse nellOceano Atlantico. Plinio il vecchio la chiamò insulae purpuraricae e per secoli si ritenne la sua esistenza certa tanto che i geografi la disegnarono sulle loro carte fino al 1853.
lexicalizationita: Hy Brazil
Portuguese
has glosspor: A Ilha do Brasil, ou mais comumente a Ilha do Brazil ou Hy Brazil, é uma das ilhas míticas do Oceano Atlântico ligadas à tradição de São Brandão das terras afortunadas sitas a oeste do continente europeu.
lexicalizationpor: Ilha do Brasil
Russian
has glossrus: Остров Бразил — мифический остров в ирландской мифологии. Иногда назывался О’Бразил (O’Breasil), Хай-Бразил (Hi-Brasil), встречаются также русские транскрипции Хай-Бризайл, Хай-Брезеил.
lexicalizationrus: Бразил
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