caballa

Latin

Etymology

From caballus (“riding horse, packhorse”) +‎ -a (feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

caballa f (genitive caballae); first declension

  1. mare
    Antonym: caballus (male)

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caballa caballae
Genitive caballae caballārum
Dative caballae caballīs
Accusative caballam caballās
Ablative caballā caballīs
Vocative caballa caballae

Descendants
  • Italian: cavalla
  • Portuguese: cavala
  • Spanish: caballa

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caballa, the feminine form of caballus (“horse”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈbaʝa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈbaʎa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈbaʃa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈbaʒa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʒa]

  • Audio (Spain):(file)
 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lla

Noun

caballa f (plural caballas)

  1. mackerel

Usage notes
  • Although "caballa" is etymologically the feminine form of "caballo", its meaning is not related to the female horse, which is called yegua (from Latin equa).

Descendants
  • → Moroccan Arabic: كبايلا (kabāyla)

Further reading
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