lenha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“firewood”), thus a doublet of lenho.

Noun

lenha f (plural lenhas)

1. firewood

Related terms

• colher
• escolher
• leer
• lenho
• Leon
• liçon

 

Descendants

• Fala: leña
• Galician: leña
• Portuguese: lenha (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “lenha”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN

Portuguese

lenha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenha (“firewood”), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“firewood”). Cognate with Galician leña, Spanish leña, Catalan llenya, Occitan lenha, Romanian lemn and Italian legna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈlẽ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈlẽ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ(j).ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ(j).ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -eɲɐ, -ɐɲɐ
• Hyphenation: le‧nha

Noun

lenha f (countable and uncountable, plural lenhas)

1. firewood (wood intended to be burned)

Related terms

• lenhador
• lenheiro
• lenho
• ler

 

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: lenha
• Kristang: lenya