anduriña

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese andorỹa, from Vulgar Latin *harundina, from Latin hirundō. Doublet of golondrina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anduˈɾiɲa/
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Syllabification: an‧du‧ri‧ña

Noun

anduriña f (plural anduriñas)

1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) swallow (any bird of the Hirundinidae family)

   Synonym: golondrina (Valverdeñu)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 50

Galician

Anduriña

Alternative forms

• andolía, andulía, andoriña
• andurinha, andorinha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese andorỹa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundina, from hirundina-, from Latin hirundō, hirundine; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it. Cognate with Portuguese andorinha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anduˈɾiɲa/ [an̪.d̪uˈɾi.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Hyphenation: an‧du‧ri‧ña

Noun

anduriña f (plural anduriñas)

1. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

   unha anduriña soa non fai verán ― one swallow does not make a summer (proverb)

2. a sheep who guides the flock
3. scallop

Derived terms

• anduriña de mar
• Anduriñas
• herba da anduriña

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anduriña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “anduriña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “andoriña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “anduriña”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025