bedulo

Galician

bedulos, Abadín, Galicia

Alternative forms

bedul, bidul

Etymology

From *betūllus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.[1][2][3]

Compare bido, bidueiro, and bídalo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈðulo̝/

Noun

bedulo m (plural bedulos)

birch tree (Betula)
Synonyms: bídalo, bido, bidueiro

Related terms

Bedugos
bídalo
bido
bidueiro

References

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

Cf. Gonzalo Navaza (2006) Fitotoponimia Galega, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, →ISBN, pages 80-89.
Cf. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “abedul”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
José Luis Pensado; Martín Sarmiento (1999) Onomástico etimológico de la lengua gallega‎, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, →ISBN, pages 41-44

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