bandada

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bənˈda.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [banˈda.ða]

Etymology 1

From banda (“side”) +‎ -ada.

Noun

bandada f (plural bandades)

1. side

   Synonyms: banda, costat

2. (nautical) lurch (sudden movement)

Etymology 2

From banda (“group”) +‎ -ada.

Noun

bandada f (plural bandades)

1. flock, herd, pack, etc.
2. gang, troop, band

Further reading

• “bandada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1671. From bando +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [banˈdaðɐ]

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock (of birds)

   Synonym: banda

2. shoal (of fish)

   Synonyms: banco, cardume

3. flock, swarm (of people)

   Synonym: bando

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     Homes, jentes à rribeira,
     tocai ò sino apilido,
     que esta o Roleiro firido
     polo medio da moleira.
     rapaces, mulleres, bellos
     eilos ben nunha bandada

     Men, people, to the banks!
     Toll the bells, alarm!
     Roleiro is wounded
     by the middle of the head.
     Young ones, women, elders
     here they come together in a flock

Related terms

• banda
• bandaría
• bandear
• bandeiro
• bando
• desbandar

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bandada”, 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), “bandada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bandada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈda.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: ban‧da‧da

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock of birds in flight

   Synonyms: revoada, ninhal

Adjective

bandada f sg

1. feminine singular of bandado

Spanish

Etymology

From banda +‎ -ada.

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock (of birds)

   Synonym: banda

2. swarm (of insects)
3. shoal (of fish)

   Synonyms: banco, cardume

4. flock, swarm (of people)

Adjective

bandada f

1. feminine singular of bandado

Further reading

• “bandada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10