carba
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See also: carba-
Galician
Etymology
Unknown; from a substrate language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1] Compare also Asturian carba (“brushwood”); garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”) and Sardinian carba, carva (“tree branch”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
carba f (plural carbas)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. According to Pittau (2013), it should be connected to Asturian carba (“brushwood”), garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”).[1] Compare also Galician carba (“oak stump”).
Pronunciation
Noun
carba f
References
- ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it
Further reading
- “carba” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it