ornear

Etymology

From an unattested noun *orno ("horn") of Suevic or Gothic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hurną (“horn”), and the verbal suffix -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾneˈaɾ/, /oɾneˈaɾ/

Verb

ornear (first-person singular present orneo, first-person singular preterite orneei, past participle orneado)

1. to bray
2. to trumpet
   • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos:

     Así orneaban pouco máis ou menos aquelas trompetas que viran primeiro

     So they resounded, give or take, those trumpets which came first

3. to whine, to whinge

References

• “ornear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “ornear” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “ornear” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. rebuznar.

Verb

ornear (first-person singular present indicative orneio, past participle orneado)

1. Alternative form of ornejar