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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan cornella~corneylla, from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cornella f (plural cornelles)
- a crow, especially the carrion crow (Corvus corone)
- Synonym: cucala
- (archaic) adulteress
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha, inherited from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”). Compare Spanish corneja, French corneille.
Pronunciation
Noun
cornella f (plural cornellas)
- (rare) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
- Synonym: corvo
Etymology 2
From Latin corniculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
cornella f (plural cornellas)
- pod
- Synonyms: casula, cornello, vaíña, vaxa
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cornelha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cornel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cornella”, 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), “cornella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cornella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN