abedul

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *betullum, *betūle, *betūlus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Also compare Catalan bedoll, French bouleau, Portuguese bétula, Italian betulla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abeˈdul/, [aβeˈðul]

Noun

abedul m (plural abedules)

birch

Synonyms

biezo (La Rioja)

External links

“abedul” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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