creba

Galician

Alternative forms

• quebra

Etymology

First attested in the 15 century (quebra). Deverbal from quebrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɛba/ [ˈkɾɛ.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛba
• Hyphenation: cre‧ba

Noun

creba f (plural crebas)

1. fracture, crack, crevice
   • 1437, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 93:

     se algua quebra fose feita ena dita renda

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   Synonym: fenda

2. hernia

   Synonym: hernia

3. ditch

   Synonym: birta

Related terms

• crebar

Verb

creba

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

References

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