carba

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown; from a substrate language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1] Compare also Asturian carba (“brushwood”); garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”) and Sardinian carba, carva (“tree branch”).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

carba f (plural carbas)

  1. sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
  2. oak stump
  3. heath

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

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Sardinian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. According to Pittau (2013), it should be connected to Asturian carba (“brushwood”), garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”).[1] Compare also Galician carba (“oak stump”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarba/, [ˈkär.β̞ä]

Noun[edit]

carba f

  1. tree branch

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

Further reading[edit]

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