lendia

Galician

Alternative forms

• léndea

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Old Galician-Portuguese *lendẽa, from Late Latin lendina, ultimately from Latin lendem. Compare Portuguese lêndea and, more distantly, Spanish liendre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlendjɐ], [ˈlɛndjɐ]

Noun

lendia m (plural lendias)

1. nit

   Synonym: miúda

References

• “lendia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lendia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lendia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.