figuera
See also: Figuera
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin fīcāria, from fīcārius. Analyzable as figa (“fig”) + -era.
Pronunciation
Noun
figuera f (plural figueres)
Derived terms
- figuera borda
- figuera de moro
- figuera sagrada
- figuereta
Related terms
Further reading
- “figuera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin fīcāria, feminine of fīcārius (“of figs”), from fīcus (“fig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiˈɡeɾa/
Noun
figuera f (plural figueras)
- fig tree
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 72v:
- judgara ẽtre pueblos muchos. e afazara ẏenteſ fuerteſ aluen. etraſtornaran ſuſ eſpadas por açadas. ⁊ ſuslanças por foçeſ. non alçara ẏent contra ẏent eſpada. enõ aura mas batalla. Sera caſcuno ſo ſu uid. eſoſu figuera.
- He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate [between] strong people from afar. And they will reshape their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not raise sword against nation, and there will be no more battle. Each one shall be under his vine, and under his fig tree.