solaina
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 1484. From sol (“sun”) + -aina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
solaina f (plural solainas)
- sunroom; a covered balcon or elevated gallery, usually oriented so that it receives a lot of sunlight
- Synonym: patín
- 1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea:
- fixo unha casa nova de sótano e de sobrado co outón de pinche pró Norte que refrescara o faiado, solaina pró mediodía por coller sol ó socairo co seu gran patín de pedra e madeiras de castaño
- he built a new house, with ground and upper floor, with the gable facing north for refreshing the attic, sunroom to the south for catching the sun while sheltered, with its large balcony of stone and chestnut wood
References edit
- “solaina” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “solaina” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “solaina” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.