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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, seño, and signo. Cognate of Portuguese senha, Spanish seña.
Pronunciation
Noun
seña f (plural señas)
- sign, indication
- Synonym: signo
- gesture
- Synonyms: aceno, xesto
- password (a word used to gain access)
- Synonym: contrasinal
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “senna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “seña”, 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), “seña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “seña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɲa/
- Rhymes: -eɲa
- Syllabification: se‧ña
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin signa, plural of signum. Compare Catalan senya and English sign.
Noun
seña f (plural señas)
- sign, indication
- Synonym: indicación
- gesture
- Synonym: gesto
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
seña
- inflection of señar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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