arco da vella

Galician

Arco da Vella

Alternative forms

• arco das vellas, arco de vellas

Etymology

Probably mythological or Biblical. Its literal meaning is "old woman's bow". Cognate with Portuguese arco da velha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾko ˈda ˈbɛɟa/ [ˈaɾ.kʊ ˈð̞a ˈβ̞ɛ.ɟɐ]
• Hyphenation: ar‧co‧da‧ve‧lla

Noun

arco da vella m (plural arcos da vella)

1. rainbow

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arco da vella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “arco da vella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arco da vella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN