acea
Galician
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Etymology
Attested from the 13th century (azea). From Arabic السَّانِيَة (as-sāniya, “water scoop, water wheel”), feminine singular active participle of سَنَا (sanā, “to water, to shine, to draw water”). Cognate with Portuguese azenha, Spanish aceña, Catalan sínia, Basque azenia.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
acea f (plural aceas)
- tide mill
- water mill with a vertical water wheel
- Synonym: muíño
Derived terms
Usage notes
If the water mill has an horizontal wheel or turbine, then it is a muíño.
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “azea”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “acea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- "acea" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.
Romanian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *eccu illa, from Latin eccum + illa(m), feminine singular of ille.
Pronunciation
Determiner
acea
Related terms
See also
Categories:
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