vaira

Galician

Etymology

The word is attested in local medieval Latin documents as abanaria and apanaria; perhaps from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”) + Latin suffix -āria, though an intermediate form *avaẽyra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajɾa̝/

Noun

vaira f (plural vairas)

1. still water

   Synonyms: relanzo, remanso

2. reservoir

   Synonyms: encoro, presa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vaira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vaira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN