lendia
Galician
Alternative forms
- léndea
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese *lendẽa, from a Vulgar Latin *lēndina or from *lēndinem, accusative of *lēndō or *lēndis, as a variant of classical Latin lēns, lēndem. Cognate with, among others, Portuguese lêndea and Spanish liendre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlendjɐ], [ˈlɛndjɐ]
Noun
lendia m (plural lendias)
- nit
- Synonym: miúda
References
- “lendia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “lendia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “lendia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.