egua

See also: égua

Catalan

Alternative forms

• euga

Etymology

Inherited from Latin equa (“mare”). Compare dialectal eba, borrowed from Sardinian ebba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛ.ɣwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.ɣwa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

egua f (plural egües, masculine cavall, masculine plural cavalls)

1. mare (female horse)

Derived terms

• eguassada
• eguasser

Related terms

• eguí

References

• “egua”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “egua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “egua”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Fala

Alternative forms

• yegua (Mañegu, Valverdeñu)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese égua, from Latin equa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɡwa/
• Rhymes: -eɡwa
• Syllabification: e‧gua

Noun

egua f (plural eguas)

1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) mare

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 121

Galician

Alternative forms

• egoa

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɣwɐ/

Noun

egua f (plural eguas)

1. mare

   Synonyms: faca, facaneia, marzoa, brégola

See also

• cabalo

Gallo-Italic of Sicily

Alternative forms

• eua (Sanfratellan, Aidonese)

Etymology

From Old Piedmontese aigua, aiva, from Latin aqua.

Noun

egua f

1. (Piazzese, Nicosian, Sperlinghese) water

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin aqua.

Noun

egua ? (please provide plural)

1. water