Contionary:alvorva

Modern Gallaecian

Alternative forms

• alborba (Spanish, Asturian, Southern)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Calá) IPA^(key): [ɑ̟ɫˈbɔɾ.bɐ]

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	alvorve	alvorvai

Mutation

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