gangadia

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested in Plinius (Historia Naturalis 33 72) re mining in the Iberian peninsula and thus hypothesized (vd. Bertoldi 1931, König & Winkler 2007) as an Iberian substrate

Noun[edit]

gangadia f (genitive gangadiae); first declension

  1. A mix of clay and gravel

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gangadia gangadiae
Genitive gangadiae gangadiārum
Dative gangadiae gangadiīs
Accusative gangadiam gangadiās
Ablative gangadiā gangadiīs
Vocative gangadia gangadiae

Derived terms[edit]

  • Portuguese: gândara, gándra, granda
  • Spanish: gándara

References[edit]

  • Javier De Hoz (2010) Historia lingüística de la Península Ibérica en la Antigüedad, pages 195-196
  • gangadia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.