adiviña

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from adiviñar.

Alternative forms

• adivinha (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aðɪˈβiɲɐ]

Noun

adiviña f (plural adiviñas)

1. riddle
2. female equivalent of adiviño (“clairvoyant, fortuneteller”)

Related terms

• adiviñanza
• adiviñar
• adiviño

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adiviña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “adiviña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “adiviña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

adiviña

1. inflection of adiviñar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative