pedernal
Spanish
Etymology
From earlier pedrenal, from Latin petrinus (from petra (“stone”)), with the suffix -al[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pedeɾˈnal/ [pe.ð̞eɾˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pe‧der‧nal
Noun
pedernal m (plural pedernales)
- flint
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “pedernal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014