arxila

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾˈʃilɐ]

Noun

arxila f (plural arxilas)

1. clay

Derived terms

• Arxileiro
• arxiloso

 

References

• “argila” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “argil” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “arxila” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arxila” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.