arqueta

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300; from arca (“box”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾˈketɐ]

Noun

arqueta f (plural arquetas)

1. (historical) bretèche, brattice
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación "Pedro Barrié de la Maza, Conde de Fenosa", page 595:

     os portaes erã fortes, et as entradas auesas, et as saeteyras moytas, et as arquetas moytas et de moytas guisas et per çima dos andámeos

     the gates were strong, and the entries unfavorable, and arrowslits many, and the bretèches many and made in many ways and upon the hoardings

2. meal bin of a mill
3. casket, coffer
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 642:

     Outrosi llj presentou muytos panos d'ouro et de seda, dos que fazẽ en Tartaria, et çẽ libras de mirra et de balsamo en hũa arqueta d'ouro, das que fazẽ en Tartaria.

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4. tank, water bin
5. collection box

   Synonym: boeta

Related terms

• arca

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From arca +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈketa/ [aɾˈke.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ar‧que‧ta

Noun

arqueta f (plural arquetas)

1. small chest
2. sump, catch-basin

Further reading

• “arqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10