ameneiro

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old Galician-Portuguese ameneyro (attested since 1457), from a substrate language's *amenno ("alder") + -eiro, a suffix which forms tree names; compare the related terms amieiro. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ameneiro m (plural ameneiros)

  1. black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
    Synonyms: abeneiro, amieiro
  2. black alder wood

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.

References

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