márdea

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate form *mardena, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɾðɪɐ]

Noun

márdea f (plural márdeas)

  1. ridge
    Synonym: sumo
  2. headland
    Synonyms: arró, cómaro

References
  • “marde” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “márdeña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “márdea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “márdea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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