areia

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese areia.

Noun

areia

  1. sand

Portuguese

areia

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna (sand), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). Doublet of arena.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧rei‧a

Noun

areia f (plural areias)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
Related terms
Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia
  • Kabuverdianu: areia

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

areia

  1. inflection of arear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative