campaíña

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese campaynna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a diminutive of campá (“bell”). Cognate with Portuguese campainha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɑmpaˈiɲɐ]

Noun

campaíña f (plural campaíñas)

  1. little bell; handbell
  2. small cowbell or jingle bell
  3. uvula
  4. several flowers and plants

References
  • “campainna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “campaynna” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “campaíña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “campaíña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “campaíña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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