azỹeira
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- azinneira
Etymology
Azinna + -eira. Azinna from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad͡zĩˈejɾa/, (late) /ad͡ziˈɲejɾa/
Noun
azỹeira f
- holm oak
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 213 (facsimile):
- […] hũa grandazỹeira.
- […] a big holm oak tree.
- […] hũa grandazỹeira.
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Descendants
- Galician: aciñeira
- Portuguese: azinheira