xoaniña
Appearance
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Xoana (“Jane”) -iña: "Little Jane". Cognate with Portuguese joaninha.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xoaniña f (plural xoaniñas)
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xoaniña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xoaniña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xoaniña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “xoaniña”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024