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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese campaynna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a diminutive of campá (“bell”). Cognate with Portuguese campainha.
Pronunciation
Noun
campaíña f (plural campaíñas)
- little bell; handbell
- small cowbell or jingle bell
- uvula
- several flowers and plants
Related terms
References
- “campainna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “campaynna” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “campaíña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “campaíña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “campaíña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.