abeya

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin apicula. Compare Spanish abeja and Portuguese abelha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbeʝa/ [aˈβ̞e.ʝa]
  • Rhymes: -eʝa
  • Syllabification: a‧be‧ya
    • (Patsuezu) IPA(key): [aˈβ̞et͡ʃa], [aˈβ̞ei̯t͡ʃa]
    • (Northwestern Asturias) IPA(key): [aˈβ̞e.a]
    • (Westernmost Brañas) IPA(key): [aˈβ̞ekʲa]

Noun

abeya f (plural abeyes)

  1. bee

Further reading

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