jeringa
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See also: jeringá
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Medieval Latin syringa, based on Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, tube”) (genitive singular σῦριγγος (sûringos). The initial consonant must have passed from /s/ to /ʃ/, a sporadic sound change in Old Spanish (compare jabón).
Noun[edit]
jeringa f (plural jeringas)
- syringe
- Synonym: jeringuilla
Derived terms[edit]
- jeringar (verb)
- jeringuilla
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
jeringa
- inflection of jeringar:
Further reading[edit]
- “jeringa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/inɡa
- Rhymes:Spanish/inɡa/3 syllables
- Spanish terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms