abur

Alternative forms

• aburu

Etymology

Possibly from Old Albanian *abul (compare modern avull) or cognate to it as a substrate word. Compare Daco-Romanian abur.

Noun

abur m (plural aburi)

1. steam, vapor

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque agur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβuɾ/

Interjection

abur

1. bye
   • '1807, Ramón Mariño (ed.), Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     Pois abur hastra a primeira

     Then bye, till next time we meet

References

• “abur” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “abur” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “abur” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abur/

Noun

abur

1. A swamp

Etymology

Either from Old Albanian *abul (compare modern avull).^[1][2] or cognate to it as a substrate word; less likely from Latin albulus or an alteration of vapor^[3].

Noun

abur m (plural aburi)

1. steam, vapor
2. thin fog
3. a gentle breeze

References

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbuɾ/, [aˈβuɾ]

Interjection

abur

1. Alternative form of agur

Further reading

• “abur” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.