abeneiro

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Galician

Abeneiro, amieiro, ameneiro ("black alder")

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *abenno- (“alder”) +‎ -eiro which forms tree names; from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abeneiro m (plural abeneiros)

  1. black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
    Synonyms: ameneiro, amieiro

Usage notes

Abeneiro or ameneiro is the usual name of the black alder in northwestern Galicia, while amieiro is the usual name in the south and the east.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Bascuas, Edelmiro (2002). Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. p. 257-259. →ISBN.
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