campaíña

Galician

Alternative forms

• campeíña, campiña

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese campaynna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a diminutive of campá (“bell”). Cognate with Portuguese campainha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑmpaˈiɲɐ]

Noun

campaíña f (plural campaíñas)

1. little bell; handbell
2. small cowbell or jingle bell
3. uvula
4. several flowers and plants

Related terms

• campá

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “campainna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “campaynna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “campaíña”, 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), “campaíña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “campaíña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN