escarva

Galician

Dorna de escarva, Ribeira, Galicia

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skarfr (compare Swedish skarv "joint, extension").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkaɾβa̝/

Noun

escarva f (plural escarvas)

1. (nautical) clinker (overlapping construction)

   Synonym: calime

2. (nautical) splicing, joint

Derived terms

• dorna de escarva

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology 2

Verb

escarva

1. inflection of escarvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative