cornella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan cornella~corneylla, from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kurˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [korˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈne.ʎa]

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Noun

cornella f (plural cornelles)

1. a crow, especially the carrion crow (Corvus corone)

   Synonym: cucala

2. (archaic) adulteress

Derived terms

• cornella becfina
• cornella emmantellada
• cornella negra
• cornella nord-americana

 

Further reading

• “cornella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cornella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha, inherited from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”). Compare Spanish corneja, French corneille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]

Noun

cornella f (plural cornellas)

1. (rare) carrion crow (Corvus corone)

   Synonym: corvo

Etymology 2

From Latin corniculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]

Noun

cornella f (plural cornellas)

1. pod

   Synonyms: casula, cornello, vaíña, vaxa

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cornelha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cornel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “cornella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cornella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cornella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.