adiviñanza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese adevinança, adevynhança (independently attested in both corpora during the 14th century): adiviñar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aðɪβiˈɲanθɐ], (western) [aðɪβiˈɲansɐ]

Noun

adiviñanza f (plural adiviñanzas)

1. riddle
2. divination

   Synonym: adiviñación

Related terms

• adiviña
• adiviñar
• adiviño

 

References

• “adeuinança” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “adeuin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “adiviñanza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “adiviñanza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “adiviñanza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “adiviñanza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012