abeneiro
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *abenno- (“alder”) + -eiro which forms tree names; from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abeneiro m (plural abeneiros)
- black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- “abeneiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “abeneiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “amieiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.