pontella

See also: Pontellà

Galician

A Pontella Vella ("The Old Little Bridge"), Lires, Galicia

Alternative forms

• pontelha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From ponte, or possibly Latin pontic(u)la (“little bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈteʎa̝/

Noun

pontella f (plural pontellas)

1. a small bridge

   Synonyms: pontigo, pontón

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pontella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pontella”, 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), “pontella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pontella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “pontella”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012