xaula

Asturian

Etymology

From Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Compare Spanish jaula, modern French geôle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaula/, [ˈɕau̯.la]
• Rhymes: -aula
• Hyphenation: xau‧la

Noun

xaula f (plural xaules)

1. cage

Galician

Alternative forms

• jaula (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. Borrowed from Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage”). Doublet of gaiola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃawla/ [ˈʃɑw.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -awla
• Hyphenation: xau‧la

Noun

xaula f (plural xaulas)

1. Alternative form of gaiola
   • c. 1300, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 582:

     Et o Cçide leuãtouse et tomou o leõ pelo pescoço, bẽ com̃o se fosse hũu alaao manso, [et meteuo] en sua iauola de ferro en que sse criara

     And El Cid stood up, took the lion by the neck as if it was but a meek mastiff, and put him inside his iron jail, where he was grown

Usage notes

• The use of xaula is considered incorrect.

References

• “iauola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “iauola” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “xaula” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xaula” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xaula” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.