azỹeira

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• azinneira (late)

Etymology

Azinna +‎ -eira. Azinna from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad͡zĩˈejɾa/, (late) /ad͡ziˈɲejɾa/

Noun

azỹeira f

1. holm oak
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 213 (facsimile):

     […] hũa grandazỹeira.

     […] a big holm oak tree.

Descendants

• Galician: aciñeira
• Portuguese: azinheira