Berbia

See also: berbia

Galician

Etymology

From a substrate language, probably from Proto-Celtic *berwyā (compare Welsh berw (“to boil”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerwyeh₂, from *bʰerw- (“to boil”). Berbia is also the name of other rivulets in Galicia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾβja̝/

Proper noun

Berbia f

1. A river in Zas, A Coruña, Galicia
   1. A village in Santo Adrián de Castro parish, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia
      1. a toponymical surname

Related terms

• berbia

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “Berbia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Berbia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Berbia” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.