gangadia
Latin
Alternative forms
- gandadia
Etymology
Attested in Plinius (Historia Naturalis 33 72) re mining in the Iberian peninsula and thus hypothesized (vd. Bertoldi 1931, König & Winkler 2007) as an Iberian substrate
Noun
gangadia f (genitive gangadiae); first declension
- (mineralogy) A mix of clay and gravy
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gangadia | gangadiae |
| Genitive | gangadiae | gangadiārum |
| Dative | gangadiae | gangadiīs |
| Accusative | gangadiam | gangadiās |
| Ablative | gangadiā | gangadiīs |
| Vocative | gangadia | gangadiae |
Derived terms
- Portuguese: gândara, gándra, granda
- Spanish: gándara
References
- Historia lingüística de la Península Ibérica en la Antigüedad, Javier De Hoz, 2010, p. 195-196
- gangadia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette