raíña
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈiɲa/ [raˈi.ɲɐ]
- Rhymes: -iɲa
- Hyphenation: ra‧í‧ña
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Portuguese rainha.
Alternative forms
Noun
raíña f (plural raíñas)
Related terms
See also
| Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Etymology 2
From raia (“line”), ultimately from Latin radius (“ray of light; rod”).
Alternative forms
Noun
raíña f (plural raíñas)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rayna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rayna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raíña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN