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

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “lenha”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

Portuguese

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]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɲa/
 

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

Noun

lenha f (countable and uncountable, plural lenhas)

  1. firewood (wood intended to be burned)

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: lenha
  • Kristang: lenya
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