campãa

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin campāna (“bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Latin Campānia (“Campania,a region of Italy in which bronze was produced”), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kamˈpãa/

Noun

campãa f

bell
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 325 (facsimile):
  ⁊ o sac[ri]ſtã tan toſte a gran campãa tangia.
  And the sacristan at once rang the great bell.

Synonyms

sino

Derived terms

qual concello, tal campãa

Descendants

Galician: campá
Portuguese: campa

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