Contionary:alvorva

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Modern Gallaecian

Alternative forms

  • alborba (Spanish script, Asturian script)

Pronunciation

  • (Calá) IPA(key): [ɑ̟ɫˈbɔɾbɐ]

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْحُلْبَة(al-ḥúlba), from Arabic حُلْبَة(ḥulba). See Galician alforfa or Portuguese alforba.

Noun

alvorva f (plural alvorvas)

  1. buckwheat
  2. fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
  3. forage

Inflection

alvorva — feminine noun, A-declension
  singular plural
direct alvorva alvorvas
dative alvorve alvorvau
locative alvorvai

Mutation

Modern Gallaecian mutation[1]
Radical Soft Hard
alvorva unchanged unchanged
  1. ^ Evans, Christian C. (April 2021). Lysimachiakis; Miacomet; Slorany (eds.).
    "Mutation in Modern Gallaecian" (PDF). Segments. r/conlangs (1, Phonology): 39–42.