gabián

Galician

Alternative forms

• gaviám, gavião (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Possibly of Germanic origin and from an unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”), which would be related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu. Compare the cognates listed at Spanish gavilán and Portuguese gavião.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈβjaŋ/

Noun

gabián m (plural gabiáns)

1. hawk

Further reading

• “gabián”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024