gadanha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish guadaña (“scythe”), from Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*waiþaneis), or Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”). Both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈdɐ.ɲɐ/ [ɡɐˈðɐ.ɲɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈdɐ.ɲɐ/ [ɡɐˈðɐ.ɲɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈda.ɲɐ/ [ɡɐˈða.ɲɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧da‧nha

Noun

gadanha f (plural gadanhas)

1. scythe

   Synonyms: gadanho, alfanje

2. a large spoon used to eat soup
3. claw of a bird of prey

   Synonyms: gadanho, garra, unha

Derived terms

• gadanhar

See also

• (scythe) foice, ceifar, ceifa

Further reading

• “gadanha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gadanha

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