xirín
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1750. Probably borrowed from French serin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xirín m (plural xiríns)
- serin, European serin (Serinus serinus)
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:
- un sinfín de paxaros ben cantores
reiseñores o xílgaro e o sirín- an endless number of singing birds:
nightingales, the goldfinch and the serin
- an endless number of singing birds:
References edit
- “xirín” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “xirín” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “xirín” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.