gaivota

Galician

Gaivota and Cíes Islands, Galicia

Alternative forms

• gavota, gueivota

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajˈβɔta̝/

Noun

gaivota f (plural gaivotas)

1. gull, seagull

References

• “gaivota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gaivota” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gaivota” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

gaivota (Larus occidentalis)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈvɔ.tɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvɔ.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈvɔ.tɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvɔ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈvɔ.ta/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvɔ.ta]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈvɔ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈvɔ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈbɔ.tɐ/ [ɡajˈβɔ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: gai‧vo‧ta

Noun

gaivota f (plural gaivotas)

1. seagull (white seabird of the family Laridae)

Related terms

• gavião