lomba

Galician

Lomba

Etymology

Attested 13th century (9th century in local Latin documents). From lombo (“back”). Cognate with Spanish loma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlomba̝/

Noun

lomba f (plural lombas)

1. hill, hillock
2. ridge
3. high speed bump

   Synonym: lombiño

Derived terms

• Lomba
• Lombas

Related terms

• lombán
• lombeirazo
• lombeiro
• lombelo
• lombo

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lomba”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “lomba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese lombo and Kabuverdianu lonbu.

Noun

lomba

1. back