cornixa

Galician

Alternative forms

• cornija (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French corniche, ultimately from Latin cornīx (“crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈniʃa/ [koɾˈni.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -iʃa

Noun

cornixa f (plural cornixas)

1. (architecture) cornice

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cornixa”, 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), “cornixa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cornixa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN