gabita

Galician

Alternative forms

• gabito

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] or Gothic; ultimately, related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Compare gabear (“to climb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈβita̝/

Noun

gabita f (plural gabitas)

1. long shafted hook used to attach an additional pair of animals to a kart or plough

   Synonyms: cambito, cambo, soliño

2. plover

   Synonym: píllara

Derived terms

• agabitar
• engabitar

Related terms

• gabear

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gabita”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gabita”, 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), “gabita”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gabita”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN