colmadura

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1474. From colmar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kolmaˈðuɾɐ]

Noun

colmadura f (plural colmaduras)

1. (construction) thatched roof; thatch used in the construction of a building or house

   Synonyms: colmado, colmo, teito

   • 1474, M. del Carmen Sánchez Carrera, editor, El Bajo Miño en el siglo XV. El espacio y los hombres, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 341:

     que fumegen e mantenan a dita casa de pedra e madeyra e colmadura em tal manna que se non parta per mingoa de boo favor e reparamento

     they shall smoke and maintain said house of stone, wood and thatch in such a manner that it doesn't decay because of lack or work and repair

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “colmadura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “colmadura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “colmadura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN