< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/brigna
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain, but perhaps from a Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾeɲa/
Noun
*brigna f (plural *brignās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
- rocky terrain
Descendants
- Galician: breña
- Portuguese: brenha
- Spanish: breña
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “breña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 660