gubia

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See also: gubią

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin gulbia, gubia, borrowed from a Celtic language;[1] from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbīnos (beak, bill) (compare Middle Irish gulba (beak, jaw), Welsh gylfln (beak)), probably of non-Indo-European origin.[2] Cognate with English gouge.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gubia f (plural gubias)

  1. gouge (chisel)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “gubia”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gulbV-, *gulbīno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 168-169

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin gulbia, gubia, from Gaulish *gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbīnos (beak, bill). See the late term for more information. Compare Middle Irish gulba (beak), English gouge.

Noun[edit]

gubia f (plural gubias)

  1. gouge (chisel)

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