portiella

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • purtiella (Western Asturias)

Etymology

From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (door). Cognate with Spanish portilla and Galician portela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtjeʎa/ [poɾˈt̪je.ʎa]
  • Rhymes: -eʎa
  • Syllabification: por‧tie‧lla

Noun

portiella f (plural portielles)

  1. gate in a fence or wall

Derived terms

  • aportiellador
  • aportiellar
  • aportielláu
  • desportiellar
  • emportiellar
  • zarraportiellu

References

  • portiella”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “portiella”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN