Contionary:alcatra

Modern Gallaecian

Alternative forms

• alkatra (Celtic)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Calá) IPA^(key): [ɑ̟ɫˈkɑ̟ːt.ɾɐ]

Etymology

From Arabic القَطْرَة‎ (al-qaṭra, “piece, drop”).

Noun

alcatra f (plural alcatras)

1. rump

Inflection

alcatra — feminine noun, a-declension

	Singular	Plural
direct	alcatra	alcatras
dative	alcatre	alcatrau
locative	alcatre	alcatrai

Mutation

Modern Gallaecian mutation
Radical	Soft	Nasal
alcatra​	unchanged​	unchanged​
1. ^ Christian Evans, (2021). “Mutation in Modern Gallaecian”, Segments (01-07), April 2021.

References

• Sayahi, Lotfi; Thomas, Juan Antonio (January 2005). "Morphophonological and semantic adaptation of arabisms in Galician" (PDF). Cahiers Linguistiques d'Ottawa. 33: 23–42 – via University at Albany's Scholars Archive.