xirín
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Xirín
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Probably borrowed from French serin.
Pronunciation
Noun
xirín m (plural xiríns)
- serin, European serin (Serinus serinus)
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:
- un sinfín de paxaros ben cantores
reiseñores o xílgaro e o sirín- an endless number of singing birds:
nightingales, the goldfinch and the serin
- an endless number of singing birds:
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xirín”, 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), “xirín”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xirín”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN