gralla
See also: Gralla
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʎa/
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Occitan gralha, Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Doublet of graula.
Noun
gralla f (plural gralles)
- the western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- a double-reed instrument in the shawm family
Derived terms
- gralla becvermella
- grallar
- graller
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gralla
- third-person singular present indicative form of grallar
- second-person singular imperative form of grallar
References
- “gralla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gralla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “gralla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gralla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese (compare Portuguese gralha), from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾaʎa̝/
Noun
gralla f (plural grallas)
- jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Synonym: gralla cereixeira
- rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- Synonym: gralla grande
- squawk
References
- “gralla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gralla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gralla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.