valquiria

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Spanish

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Esta pintura de una valquiria fue creada por Peter Nicolai Arbo.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja.[1] See English Valkyrie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈkiɾja/
  • Rhymes: -iɾja
  • Syllabification: val‧qui‧ria

Noun

valquiria f (plural valquirias)

  1. (Norse mythology) Valkyrie

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

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