oronella

Catalan

Alternative forms

• orenella, oronell

Etymology

Assimilated form of orenella, metathesised from Old Catalan *eronella, from Vulgar Latin *hirundella, diminutive of hirundō (“swallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.ɾuˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾoˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [o.ɾoˈne.ʎa]

Noun

oronella f (plural oronelles)

1. swallow (bird)

Further reading

• “oronella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oronella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024