senra

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cinerem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsenra/
• Syllabification: sen‧ra
• Rhymes: -enra

Noun

senra f (uncountable)

1. (Benasquese) ashes

References

• “ceniza”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Galician

Alternative forms

• seara

Etymology

In western Galician, from Old Galician-Portuguese *sẽara; in eastern Galician from senra. Attested in local Medieval Latin documents since the 9th century as senara, from Paleo-Hispanic *senara, probably a compound of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *senara (“piece of land cultivated on the side”), from *sen- (“separation”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”)) + *aryeti (“to plow”).

Cognate with Portuguese senra, seara and Spanish serna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnra/ [ˈs̺ɛn.rɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛnra

Noun

senra f (plural senras)

1. swidden; communal terrain, usually left fallow, undivided and covered by bushes, which is eventually slashed and burned for the temporal production of rye or wheat. alternative form of seara

   Synonyms: cachada, estivada, roza

Derived terms

• Senra

References

• “senra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “senra”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “seara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “senrra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “senra”, 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), “senra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “seara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

See seara.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ʁɐ/ [ˈsẽ.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ʁɐ/ [ˈsẽ.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ʁɐ/ [ˈsẽ.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ʁa/ [ˈsẽ.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ʁɐ/

• Hyphenation: sen‧ra

Noun

senra f (plural senras)

1. alternative form of seara

Further reading

• “senra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026