alferga
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1750. Ultimately from Arabic حلقة (ḥalqa, “ring, loop”). Cognate with Spanish helga (“hoop, bracelet”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alferga f (plural alfergas)
References edit
- “alferga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “alferga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “alferga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “helga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos