lenha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“firewood”), thus a doublet of lenho.

Noun

lenha f

firewood

Related terms

Descendants

Fala: leña
Galician: leña
Portuguese: lenha (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "lenha"

Portuguese

lenha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenha (“firewood”), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“firewood”). Cognate with Galician leña, Spanish leña, Catalan llenya, Occitan lenha, Romanian lemn and Italian legna.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈlẽ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ(j).ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -eɲɐ, -ɐɲɐ
Hyphenation: le‧nha

Noun

lenha f (plural lenhas)

firewood

Related terms

lenhador
lenheiro
lenho
ler

Descendants

Guinea-Bissau Creole: lenha
Kristang: lenya

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