caballa

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Latin

Etymology

From caballus (“riding horse, packhorse”) +‎ -a (feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

caballa f (genitive caballae); first declension

  1. mare
    Antonym: caballus (male)

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caballa caballae
Genitive caballae caballārum
Dative caballae caballīs
Accusative caballam caballās
Ablative caballā caballīs
Vocative caballa caballae

Descendants

  • Italian: cavalla
  • Occitan: cavala
  • Piedmontese: cavala
  • Portuguese: cavala (“mackerel”)
  • Spanish: caballa (“mackerel”)

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caballa, the feminine form of caballus (“horse”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈbaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kaˈbaʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈbaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈbaʒa/

  • Audio (Spain):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lla

Noun

caballa f (plural caballas)

  1. mackerel

Usage notes

  • Although caballa is etymologically the feminine form of caballo, its meaning is not related to the female horse, which is called yegua (from Latin equa).

Descendants

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