Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From guadaña, or from Old Spanish guadanyar, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre (pursue, win; scythe, mow, graze), from Frankish *waiþanōn. The semantics shifted to "win/gain/earn" in most of the other Romance languages.

Compare Portuguese ganhar, Catalan guanyar, French gagner, Italian guadagnare. See also Spanish ganar (gain, win, earn), from a different root influenced by the etymon of this word.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡwadaˈɲaɾ/ [ɡwa.ð̞aˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gua‧da‧ñar

Verb edit

guadañar (first-person singular present guadaño, first-person singular preterite guadañé, past participle guadañado)

  1. (transitive) to scythe; mow

Conjugation edit

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