márdea

Galician

Alternative forms

• marde, márdeña

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate form *mardena, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɾðɪɐ]

Noun

márdea f (plural márdeas)

1. ridge

   Synonym: sumo

2. headland

   Synonyms: arró, cómaro

References

• “marde” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “márdeña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “márdea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “márdea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.