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

• “vaira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “baira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “vaira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.