creba

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 15 century (quebra). Deverbal from quebrar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾɛba/
  • Rhymes: -ɛba
  • Hyphenation: cre‧ba

Noun

creba f (plural crebas)

  1. fracture, crack, crevice
    • 1437, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 93:
      se algua quebra fose feita ena dita renda
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: fenda
  2. hernia
    Synonym: hernia
  3. ditch
    Synonym: birta

Verb

creba

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

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