leña
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lena"
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese lenna (“firewood”), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“log”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
leña f (plural uncountable)
- firewood (pieces gathered to make fire)
- 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en Romance:
- A quem Deus quer bem, o vento lle apaña a leña
- the wind collects the firewood of the ones well loved by God
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “lenna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “leña” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “leña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “leña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “leña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Spanish lenna, from Latin ligna, plural of lignum.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
leña f (plural leñas)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
VerbEdit
leña
- inflection of leñar:
Further readingEdit
- “leña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014