Galician edit

Etymology edit

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *ambelika, from Proto-Celtic *ambi- + Proto-Celtic *el- (to go) + Proto-Celtic *-ikos. Cognate with Spanish amelga.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

embelga f (plural embelgas)

  1. each strip of terrain that is marked in a field before sowing it
    Synonyms: peada, treita

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “amelga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ García Trabazo, José Virgilio (2016) “Prelatin Toponymy of Asturies: a critical review in a historical-comparative perspective”, in Lletres Asturianes[1], number 115, retrieved 14 June 2018, pages 51-71