furna
Galician
Furna do Osmo, Corme, Galicia
As Furnas, Xuño, Galicia
Alternative forms
- furnia
Etymology
From Latin furnus (“oven”) or fornix (“arch”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfuɾna̝/
Noun
furna f (plural furnas)
- grotto, cave
- Synonyms: cafurna, gruta
- cove (small coastal inlet)
- Synonyms: abra, arnela, cala, rada
- precipice
Derived terms
- cafurna
- Fornas
- Fórnea
- Fórneas
- Furnia
- Furna
References
- “furna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “furna” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “furna” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “furnia”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin furnus.
Noun
furna f (plural furnas)
- cave, cavern
- Synonym: caverna
- crater
- Synonym: cratera