aixola – Galician noun declension

Galician noun forms of aixola

Noun: aixola
Gender: f Hyphenation:
Singular faixola
Plural faixolas

Sample Sentences

  • quatro traados et hua segur et hua aixola montisca (four drills and an axe and a forest adze) [1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 295:]
  • iten vnna yxola de peto, iten un escoupre, iten vn traado, iten vnna tarabela, iten dous bingueletes, iten duas serras de mao (item, a pocket adze; item, a chisel; item, a drill; item, an auger; item, two gimlets; item, two handsaws) [1485, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:]

Etymology

First attested in the 15th century. From Late Latin asciola, diminutive from Latin ascia (“axe”). Cognate with Portuguese enxó, Spanish azuela. The /l/ is unexpected and may point to analogy with some associated word. See: Latin Nouns 'ascia', Portuguese Nouns 'enxó', Spanish Nouns 'azuela'.

Verbs referencing "aixola"

Portuguese Nouns enxó.

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