abeneiro
Galician
Abeneiro, amieiro, ameneiro ("black alder")
Alternative forms
- ameneiro
Etymology
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *abenno- ("alder") + -eiro which forms tree names; from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aβeˈnejɾo̝/
Noun
abeneiro m (plural abeneiros)
- black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
- Synonyms: ameneiro, amieiro
Usage notes
Abeneiro or ameneiro is the usual name of the black alder in northwestern Galicia, while amieiro is the usual name in the south and the east.
Derived terms
- Abeneiral
References
- “abeneiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “abeneiro” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “amieiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ↑ Bascuas, Edelmiro (2002). Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. p. 257-259. →ISBN.
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