donezinha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • denozinha, denezinha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese donezỹa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *domnicella (“weasel”), reanalyzed as *donic- + -ella, and them suffixed with -inha. Compare Galician denociña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔ̃nɨ̃ˈz̺ĩɲɐ̃], [dɔ̃nẽˈz̺ĩɲɐ̃], [dɔnɨˈz̺iɲɐ]

Noun

donezinha f (plural donezinhas)

  1. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) weasel (Least weasel)
    Synonym: doninha

References

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