adiviñanza

Galician

Alternative forms

• adivinhança (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese adevinança, adevynhança (independently attested in both corpora during the 14th century): adiviñar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aðɪβiˈɲanθɐ], (western) [aðɪβiˈɲansɐ]

Noun

adiviñanza f (plural adiviñanzas)

1. riddle
2. divination

   Synonym: adiviñación

Related terms

• adiviña
• adiviñar
• adiviño

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “adeuinança”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “adeuin”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adiviñanza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “adiviñanza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “adiviñanza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “adiviñanza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024