escribenta

Galician

Etymology

From escribente (“scribe, clerk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eskɾiˈβentɐ], [eskɾiˈβɛntɐ]

Noun

escribenta f (plural escribentas)

1. yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

   Synonym: escribán

2. cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus)

   Synonym: letreiro

Related terms

• escribir

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escribenta”, 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), “escribenta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escribenta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN