bídalo

Galician

bídalos, Abadín, Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from bídaro, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *betu- (birch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (resin, pitch).[1][2] The tonic i can be due to the influence of Germanic forms (cf. English birch) during the early Middle Ages.[3]

Cognate with French bouleau. Compare also the Galician Celtism berro < *berŭro-, French berle < *berŭla. Synonymous with bido, bedulo, and bidueiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiðalo̝/

Noun

bídalo m (plural bídalos)

  1. birch tree (Betula)
    Synonyms: bedulo, bido, bidueiro

References

  1. Cf. Gonzalo Navaza (2006) Fitotoponimia Galega, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, →ISBN, pages 80-89.
  2. Cf. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. abedul.
  3. José Luis Pensado; Martín Sarmiento (1999) Onomástico etimológico de la lengua gallega, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, →ISBN, pages 41-44
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