abeneiro

Galician

Abeneiro, amieiro, ameneiro ("black alder")

Alternative forms

• ameneiro

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *abenno- (“alder”) +‎ -eiro which forms tree names; from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβeˈnejɾʊ]

Noun

abeneiro m (plural abeneiros)

1. black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

   Synonyms: ameneiro, amieiro

Usage notes

Abeneiro or ameneiro is the usual name of the black alder in northwestern Galicia, while amieiro is the usual name in the south and the east.

Derived terms

• Abeneiral
• Amenal
• Amenedo

References

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