trepia

Galician

Etymology

First attested in 1402. From earlier trepea, from Vulgar Latin *tri-pedia, from Latin tripēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾepja̝/

Noun

trepia f (plural trepias)

1. trivet

   Synonym: trespés

   • 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 343:

     It. hua taboa et hua trepea grande

     Item, a board and a large trivet

Related terms

• trípode

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trepia”, 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), “trepia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trepia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN