gralla

See also: Gralla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡɾa.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɡɾa.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Occitan gralha, Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Doublet of graula.

Noun

gralla f (plural gralles)

1. the western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
2. a double-reed instrument in the shawm family

Derived terms

• gralla becvermella
• grallar
• graller

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gralla

1. inflection of grallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “gralla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gralla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “gralla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gralla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Portuguese gralha), from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾaʎa̝/

Noun

gralla f (plural grallas)

1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

   Synonym: gralla cereixeira

2. rook (Corvus frugilegus)

   Synonym: gralla grande

3. squawk

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

gralla

1. inflection of grallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative