oreneta

Catalan

Alternative forms

• oroneta

Etymology

Probably from metathesis of an Old Catalan *eroneta, from a Vulgar Latin *hirundĭtta, a diminutive of Latin hirundō. The suffix may have also been an internal formation within early Catalan: compare the different suffixes used in nearby Romance cognates: Occitan ironda, randoleta, irondela, Spanish golondrina, Portuguese andorinha, French hirondelle, Italian rondine, cf. also Romanian rândunea, rândunică.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.ɾəˈnɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾəˈnə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾeˈne.ta]

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Noun

oreneta f (plural orenetes)

1. swallow (bird)

Derived terms

• cua d'oreneta
• herba d'orenetes
• niu d'oreneta
• oreneta cuablanca
• oreneta de ribera

 

Further reading

• “oreneta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oreneta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oreneta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.