toniña

See also: tónina, toñina, and tonina

Galician

Etymology

A diminutive formation, suffixed in -iña, from Latin thunnus. Compare Portuguese toninha, Spanish toñina and Catalan tonyina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toˈniɲɐ]

Noun

toniña f (plural toniñas)

1. (archaic) tuna fish

   Synonym: atún

2. porpoise

   Synonyms: fouliña, touliña

3. dolphin

   Synonyms: arroaz, golfiño, touliña

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “toninha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “toniña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “toniña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toniña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN