boveda

See also: bóveda

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bobeda

Etymology

Possibly from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *volvita, alteration of Latin volūta, from volvere (“to turn”), but this presents serious phonetic difficulties. More likely of Germanic origin, from a Gothic *buwitha, from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *būaną (“to dwell reside, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.βe.da/

Noun

boveda f (plural bovedas)

1. vault (arched ceiling)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 65 (facsimile):

     boueda de pedra

     stone vault

Descendants

• Galician: bóveda
• Portuguese: abóbeda

• Portuguese: abóbada