cornella
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan cornella~corneylla, from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cornella f (plural cornelles)
- a crow, especially the carrion crow (Corvus corone)
- Synonym: cucala
- (archaic) adulteress
Derived terms
- cornella becfina
- cornella emmantellada
- cornella negra
- cornella nord-americana
Further reading
- “cornella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cornella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha, inherited from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”). Compare Spanish corneja, French corneille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]
Etymology 2
From Latin corniculum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]
References
- “cornelha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “cornel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cornella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cornella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cornella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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