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

holm oak
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 213 (facsimile):
  
  […] hũa grandazỹeira.
  […] a big holm oak tree.

Descendants

Galician: aciñeira
Portuguese: azinheira

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