carba

See also: carba-

Galician

Etymology

Unknown; from a substrate language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1] Compare also Asturian carba (brushwood); garbu, gárabu (small branch), Basque garbasta, garbazta (pole with branches) and Sardinian carba, carva (tree branch).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾβa̝/

Noun

carba f (plural carbas)

  1. sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
  2. oak stump
  3. heath

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

Further reading

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • carva

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. According to Pittau (2013), it should be connected to Asturian carba (brushwood), garbu, gárabu (small branch), Basque garbasta, garbazta (pole with branches).[1] Compare also Galician carba (oak stump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarba/, [ˈkär.β̞ä]

Noun

carba f

  1. tree branch

References

  1. Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

Further reading

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