gavião

See also: Gavião and gaviaõ

Portuguese

gavião (Accipiter nisus)

Alternative forms

• gaviaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gavian, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:

• From Latin gāvia (“kind of bird; seagull”), with the suffix -ão, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gavianus (compare Italian gabbiano); compare gaivota from the same etymon;
• From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”).

Cognate with Galician gabián, Mirandese gabilan and Spanish gavilán.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.viˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.vɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈvjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaˈvjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈvjɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈvjɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɐˈβjɐ̃w̃]

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• Homophone: Gavião

Noun

gavião m (plural gaviões, feminine gaviã or gavioa, feminine plural gaviãs or gavioas)

1. hawk

Derived terms

• gavião-carijó
• gavião-carrapateiro
• gavião-de-cauda-curta
• gavião-de-cauda-vermelha
• gavião-de-rabo-branco
• gavião-de-sobre-branco
• gavião-vaqueiro