gavião

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See also: Gavião and gaviaõ

Portuguese

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gavião

gavião (Accipiter nisus)

Alternative forms

gaviaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gavian, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:

From Latin gāvia (“kind of bird; seagull”), with the suffix -ão, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gavianus (compare Italian gabbiano); compare gaivota from the same etymon;
From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”), which would be related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.

Cognate with Galician gabián, Mirandese gabilan and Spanish gavilán.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.viˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈvjɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈvjɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbjɐ̃w̃/

Audio (Portugal): (file)
Homophone: Gavião

Noun

gavião m (plural gaviões, feminine gaviã or gavioa, feminine plural gaviãs or gavioas)

sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus

Derived terms

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