abedul

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *betullum, *betūle, *betūlus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (birch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Also compare Catalan bedoll, French bouleau, Portuguese bétula, Italian betulla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeˈdul/ [a.β̞eˈð̞ul]

Noun

abedul m (plural abedules)

  1. birch

Synonyms