fibela

Galician

Alternative forms
  • cibela, acibela

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fivela, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of fībula. Cognate with Portuguese fivela and Spanish hebilla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈβɛla̝/

Noun

fibela f (plural fibelas)

  1. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: fíbula
    • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 133:
      Et ẽna çinta que el tragia a rredor avia oyto palmos sen aquela que se depondoraua de la fiuela a fondo.
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  2. clasp or buckle at the extreme of a rope
    Synonym: targa
  3. bowknot
    Synonym: lazada

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