gabita

Galician

Alternative forms
  • gabito

Etymology

From Suevic or Gothic; ultimately, related to Proto-Germanic *gabalō (“fork”). Compare gabear (“to climb”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈβita̝/

Noun

gabita f (plural gabitas)

  1. long shafted hook used to attach an additional pair of animals to a kart or plough
    Synonyms: cambito, cambo, soliño
  2. plover
    Synonym: píllara

Derived terms
  • agabitar
  • engabitar

References
  • “gabita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “gabita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “gabita” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gabita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. gavilán.
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