yunque

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yunque, with metathesis from incue, itself from Vulgar Latin *incŭde, from Latin incūdem.[1] The Old Spanish term, like the Latin etymon, was feminine. In the early modern period, a variant ayunque appeared, due to reanalysis with the article (la yunque > el ayunque), producing the complete change in gender observed in the modern form.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝunke/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃunke/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒunke/

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  • Rhymes: -unke
  • Syllabification: yun‧que

Noun

yunque m (plural yunques)

  1. anvil
    Synonyms: bigornia, macho

See also

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “yunque”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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