xirín

Galician

Xirín

Alternative forms

• serín, sirí, sírín, xirí

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably borrowed from French serin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiˈɾiŋ]

Noun

xirín m (plural xiríns)

1. 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

References

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