carba
See also: carba-
Galician
Etymology
Unknown; from a substrate language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1] Compare also Asturian carba (“brushwood”); garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”) and Sardinian carba, carva (“tree branch”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɾβa̝/
Noun
carba f (plural carbas)
- sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
- oak stump
- heath
Derived terms
- Carba
- carballo
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it
Further reading
- “carba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “carba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “carba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- carva
Etymology
Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. According to Pittau (2013), it should be connected to Asturian carba (“brushwood”), garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”).[1] Compare also Galician carba (“oak stump”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkarba/, [ˈkär.β̞ä]
Noun
carba f
- tree branch
References
- Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it
Further reading
- “carba” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it