gubia

See also: gubią

Galician

Alternative forms

• gobia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡuβjɐ]

Noun

gubia f (plural gubias)

1. gouge (chisel)

Derived terms

• gubio (“gouge”)
• esgubia (“gouge”)
• esgubiar (“to gouge”)

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

gubia f (plural gubias)

1. gouge (chisel)

Further reading

• “gubia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014