alferga
Galician
Alternative forms
- alfelga
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Ultimately from Arabic حلقة (ḥalqa, “ring, loop”). Cognate with Spanish helga (“hoop, bracelet”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alˈfɛɾɣɐ]
References
- “alferga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “alferga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “alferga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “helga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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