melga
See also: melgá
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melga f (plural melgues)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “melga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown. Perhaps from Latin merga (“two-pronged fork”), because of its two characteristic spines.[1] Cognate with Spanish mielga.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melga f (plural melgas)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Attested since the 15th century. From Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica, from Mēdia.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melga f (plural melgas)
- spelt
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 61:
- deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto
- the foal must eat hay, straw, grass, barley, oats, spelt, that is melga, and things such like these
- flake
- fog
References edit
- “melga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “melga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “melga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “melga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mielga II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mielga I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
melga f (plural melgas)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
melga
- inflection of melgar:
References edit
- ^ “melga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “melga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Uncertain.
Noun edit
melga f (plural melgas)
- strip of land marked for sowing seeds
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
melga f
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
melga
- inflection of melgar:
Further reading edit
- “melga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014